Aeroflot Flight 109
CCCP-42379, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 1958 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 May 1973 |
| Summary | Hijacking/bombing |
| Site | 97 km (60 mi) west of Chita Airport |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-104A |
| Operator | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration | CCCP-42379 |
| Flight origin | Domodedovo Airport, Moscow |
| 1st stopover | Chelyabinsk Airport, Chelyabinsk |
| 2nd stopover | Severny Airport, Novosibirsk |
| Last stopover | Irkutsk Airport, Irkutsk |
| Destination | Kadala Airport, Chita |
| Occupants | 81 |
| Passengers | 72 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 81 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeroflot Flight 109 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Moscow to Chita with stopovers in Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk, and Irkutsk. On the final leg of the route on 18 May 1973 a terrorist hijacked the aircraft, demanding to be flown to China; the terrorist's bomb detonated in flight after he was shot by the air marshal. The aircraft broke-up at altitude, killing all 81 on board.