Spring 2003
ill-starred Tupolev, there has been at least one crash a year, and rarely are there survivors. The incident ... 3, 2001, a Tupolev 154 crashed in Irkutsk carrying 145 passengers. While flying at 2800 feet, the ... once. Or the Quito incident, August 29, 1998: The aircraft crashed and burned during takeoff from Quito. ...