The crash killed all sixty-one on board and one in a house on the ground.

[1] The Tu-124V involved was completed on 29 January 1963 and entered service with Aeroflot as CCCP-45037 on 10 February in the same year.

At the time of the crash, the aircraft had logged 17012 hours 22 minutes and 14409 cycles.

[2] The aircraft was on initial climb-out following take-off; as it entered clouds both artificial horizons failed for unknown reasons, so the crew had no visual reference.

The aircraft banked to the left, dived and crashed into a house 7 km (4.3 mi) from Vnukovo International Airport.