 Flight 5003 took off from Moscow-Sheremetyevo International Airport on 13 January 1967 and proceeded eastwards with the final destination of Khabarovsk.It made its first stop in Sverdlovsk (SVX) and then flew on to Novosibirsk (OVB).With a cargo of prefabricated industrial material (bearings, parts, belts, tools, plastics, enamels, etc.