page_title: 1963 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 Neva river ditching
hierarchical_section_title: 1963 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 Neva river ditching
caption_attribution_description: English: Tupolev Tu-124 of Aeroflot at Arlanda Airport
context_page_description: The 1963 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 Neva river ditching was a water landing by a Tupolev Tu-124 of the Soviet state airline Aeroflot. The aircraft took off from Tallinn-Ülemiste Airport at 08:55 on 21 August with 45 passengers and 7 crew on board. The aircraft was built in 1962 and was scheduled to fly to Moscow–Vnukovo under the command of 27-year-old captain Victor Mostovoy. After takeoff the nose gear did not retract. Ground control diverted the flight to Leningrad – because of fog at Tallinn.
context_section_description: The 1963 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 Neva river ditching (Russian: Посадка Ту-124 на Неву) was a water landing by a Tupolev Tu-124 of the Soviet state airline Aeroflot (Moscow division).  The aircraft took off from Tallinn-Ülemiste Airport (TLL) at 08:55 on 21 August with 45 passengers and 7 crew on board. The aircraft (registration number SSSR-45021) was built in 1962 and was scheduled to fly to Moscow–Vnukovo (VKO) under the command of 27-year-old captain Victor Mostovoy. After takeoff the nose gear did not retract. Ground control diverted the flight to Leningrad (LED) – because of fog at Tallinn.
caption: A Tu-124 similar to the accident aircraft
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