| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 10, 1971 |
| Time: | 2017 |
| Location: | Moscow, Russia |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Flight #: | 773 |
| Route: | Moscow - Simferopol |
| AC Type: | Tupolev TU-104B |
| Registration: | CCCP-42490 |
| cn / ln: | 021603 |
| Aboard: | 25 (passengers:18 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 25 (passengers:18 crew:7) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The airplane was climbing through an altitude of 1,200 m after takeoff when an explosion occurred. A TNT explosive device had been placed between the cabin wall and a passenger seat in the rear of the cabin The blast destroyed the flight controls. The airplane rolled to the right and descended until it collided with the ground. |
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