U vazduhoplovnoj nesreći koja se dogodila 7. februara 1981. godine na aerodromu Puškin u tadašnjem Lenjingradu živote je izgubilo 44 putnika i 6 članova posade. Mornarički Tu-104 je prevozio komandu Tihookeanske flote i tom prilikom je poginulo 16 admirala i generala iz sastava ove flote.
The plane crash at Pushkin airfield on February 7, 1981 became the very last accident in the Tupolev Tu-104 history, after which they were permanently retired from service. But the main reason the disaster at Pushkin airfield went down in history was because this single crash had almost entirely beheaded the Soviet Pacific Fleet. That day, in just a few seconds, the Soviet Navy lost 16 admirals and generals, including the commander of the Pacific Fleet admiral Emil Spiridonov.
