Vladivostok Air Flight 352
This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian. (October 2020) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2009) |
Accident | |
---|---|
Date | 4 July 2001 |
Summary | Stalled on approach due to Pilot error |
Site | Budarovka, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154M |
Operator | Vladivostok Air |
IATA flight No. | XF352 |
ICAO flight No. | VLK352 |
Call sign | VLADAIR 352 |
Registration | RA-85845 |
Flight origin | Koltsovo International Airport, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia |
Stopover | Irkutsk International Airport, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
Destination | Vladivostok International Airport, Primorsky Krai, Russia |
Occupants | 145 |
Passengers | 136 |
Crew | 9 |
Fatalities | 145 |
Survivors | 0 |
Vladivostok Air Flight 352 was a scheduled passenger flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia to Vladivostok via Irkutsk. On 4 July 2001, the plane operating the flight, a Tupolev Tu-154M with tail number RA-85845, lost control, stalled, and crashed while approaching Irkutsk Airport. All 136 passengers and 9 flight crew members aboard perished, making it the third deadliest aircraft crash over Russian territory to date after Aeroflot Flight 3352 and Aeroflot Flight 217. At the time, it was the 5th deadliest accident involving a Tupolev Tu-154; it is currently the 7th deadliest.[1]
Flight[]
On approach to Irkutsk, and while the pilots were lowering the landing gear, the co-pilot realized that the plane was turning excessively. The Tu-154 reached a 45° bank, and the nose began to drop. The co-pilot reacted by violently pulling back on the control column. The aircraft's nose rose sharply, causing an immediate stall. The plane's altitude did not allow sufficient room for the pilots to recover, and the aircraft impacted the ground, killing all 145 people on board.
References[]
- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 28 May 2008.
External links[]
- "Russians search for plane crash clues." BBC. Wednesday 4 July 2001.
- Accident Photo Gallery[usurped!]
- Cockpit Voice Recorder transcript and accident summary
- 2001 disasters in Russia
- Aviation accidents and incidents in 2001
- Aviation accidents and incidents in Russia
- Accidents and incidents involving the Tupolev Tu-154
- July 2001 events in Russia
- Irkutsk
- Aviation accident stubs