On 17 February 1966 at 1:38 am local time a Tupolev Tu-114 crashed during take-off from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, killing 21 of the 47 passengers and 19 crew members on board.

On 16 February at 11:35 pm the crew of flight 065 were preparing for departure and received a weather report of visibility 700 metres (2,300 ft), with mist, light snow and a relative humidity of 100 percent.

Approximately 30 seconds later the aircraft was 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) down the runway when the crew realized they were approaching the plowed snow on the right edge and overcorrected to the left four degrees.

In a report released 12 May 1966 the investigating board indicated the main causes of the crash were errors made by the aircraft crew and poor organization of the airport traffic control service.

Contributing factors included limited visibility in poor weather conditions and failure to properly clear the runway of snow.