User:Xiilanceriix/rusair flight 243
 A RusAir Tupolev Tu-134, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Operator | RusAir |
| Registration | RA-65691 |
| Flight origin | Domodedovo International Airport |
| Destination | Petrozavodsk Airport |
| Passengers | 43 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 44 |
| Injuries | 8 |
| Survivors | 8 |
RusAir Flight 243 was a scheduled RusAir flight, operating as a RusLine service, between Domodedovo International Airport and Petrozavodsk Airport, operated by a Tupolev Tu-134, registry RA-65691, that crashed on approach to Petrozavodsk on the evening of 20 June 2011, killing 44 people and injuring eight more.[1]
Incident
[edit]The aircraft crashed onto a highway while on final approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, about 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) short of the runway.[1][2] The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, though there was reportedly poor weather at the time, including heavy fog[3][4], and the aircraft had apparently attempted to land on the highway before crashing.[2][5] ITAR-TASS reported that a law enforcement official in the area said that the aircraft suffered mechanical problems while approching the airport, possibly leading to the decision to land on the road.[6] According to the office of the emergency ministry in Karelia, the republic the incident occurred in, radio contact with the plane had been lost at 23:40 local time (19:40 Zulu Time), shortly before the aircraft crashed.[5][1]
Casualties
[edit]There were 43 passengers and nine crewmembers on board the aircraft, a total of 52, of which 44 were killed and the remaining eight injured, one critically.[1]
| Country | Dead | Injured |
|---|---|---|
 Russia
|
34 | 8 |
Russia/ USA
|
4 | |
 Armenia
|
1 | |
 Ukraine
|
2 | |
 Netherlands
|
1 | |
 Sweden
|
1 | |
| Total | 44 | 8 |
Aftermath
[edit]By around 01:00 on 21 June, the fire at the crash site had been extinguished, and both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder had been recovered.[1] Those injured were initially sent to local hospitals, but were planned to be later transported to Moscow via an Ilyushin Il-76 with doctors and psychologists on board.[1]
According to an official at Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations, an investigation into the incident was begun shortly after the crash.[6]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Crash: Rusair T134 at Petrozavodsk on Jun 20th 2011, impacted road short of runway". The Aviation Herald. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ a b "44 Killed in Russian Plane Crash, Agencies Say". The New York Times. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Wang, Guanqun (June 21, 2011). "Plane crash kills 44, injures 8 in northern Russia". Xinhua. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ SAPA, 24 (June 21, 2011). "Fog suspected in Russia crash". News24. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
{{cite news}}:|first=has numeric name (help) - ^ a b "Plane crash in north-west Russia kills 44". BBC News Online. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ a b "EMERCOM indicates jet crash-landing in N W Russia leaves 38 dead". ITAR-TASS. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Список пассажиров и экипажа самолета (по состоянию на 08:00 мск 21.06.2011 г.) Ту-134, совершившего жесткую посадку под Петрозаводском" (in Russian). МЧС России. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.