| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 23, 1973 |
| Time: | 2208 |
| Location: | Lvov, Ukraine, USSR |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Lviv - Kiev - Kuybyshev |
| AC Type: | Tupolev TU-124 |
| Registration: | CCCP-45004 |
| cn / ln: | 350202 |
| Aboard: | 17 (passengers:11 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 17 (passengers:11 crew:6) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed after takeoff. Engine failure. A defective turbine blade failed resulting in violent vibration of the engine and rupturing of a fuel line and causing an in-flight fire. |
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