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Date Saturday 18 February 1978
Time
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154A
Operator Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration CCCP-85087
MSN 74A087
Year of manufature 1974
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage Destroyed, written off
Aircraft fate w/o
Location Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport (OVB)   Russia
Phase Standing
Nature -
Departure Airport -
Destination Airport -
Narrative The cabin heater was left working unattended between flights. An oiled rag was left on the heater and caught fire, which incinerated the cabin. The forward fuselage burnt out.

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