On 12 July 2024, a Sukhoi Superjet 100 operated by Gazpromavia as Gazpromavia Flight 9608 crashed during a ferry flight from Tretyakovo Airport to Vnukovo International Airport. All three crew members were killed.[2]
.jpg) RA-89049, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 July 2024 |
| Summary | Crashed during a ferry flight, under investigation |
| Site | Near Tretyakovo Airport, Kolomna, Ozyory, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR |
| Operator | Gazpromavia |
| IATA flight No. | 4G9608 |
| ICAO flight No. | GZP9608 |
| Call sign | GAZPROM 9608 |
| Registration | RA-89049 |
| Flight origin | Tretyakovo Airport |
| Destination | Vnukovo International Airport |
| Occupants | 3 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Accident
editThe plane was operating a ferry and test flight from the Lukhovitsy Aviation Plant after some maintenance.[3] Four minutes after take off the plane made its last contact with the air traffic controller, and reached its maximum altitude of about 900 metres (2,953 ft).[4]
The plane crashed seven minutes after take off, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south-east of its destination airport, near the city of Kolomna, in a wooded area killing all three crew members on board,[5][6][7] namely two pilots and a flight engineer, all of whom were employees of Sukhoi.[3] According to Novaya Gazeta, the plane sent a distress signal and circled to burn fuel preparing to perform an emergency landing, before crashing.[8]
According to sources cited by Izvestia, the probable cause of the crash were malfunctioning angle of attack sensors installed during maintenance.[9] This is the fifth hull loss and third fatal accident of the Superjet since its introduction in 2011.[10]
Aircraft
editThe aircraft involved was a Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR, MSN 95078, and registered as RA-89049. The aircraft was manufactured in 2014 and the flight consisted of three crew members, composed by Captain Evgeniy Bulavko, First officer Vladislav Kharlamov and Flight engineer Maxim Lukmanov.[4][8][11][12]
Investigation
editThe investigation is being carried out by the Interstate Aviation Committee.[13] On the evening of 12 July, both flight recorders were found.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Экипаж упавшего в Подмосковье Superjet погиб" [The crew of the Superjet that crashed in the Moscow region died]. RBC (in Russian). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "Crash: Gazpromavia SU95 near Moscow on Jul 12th 2024, lost height coming out of maintenance". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Russian Superjet Airliner Crashes, Killing 3 Pilots – Reports". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b "В Росавиации заявили о найденных черных ящиках разбившегося самолета SSJ-100" [The Federal Air Transport Agency announced the found black boxes of the crashed SSJ-100 aircraft]. Forbes.ru (in Russian). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Russian passenger jet crashes flying empty near Moscow, killing its crew of 3". AP News. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Three believed dead after passenger plane crashes near Moscow". Reuters. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Lukiv, Jaroslav (12 July 2024). "Russia passenger jet crashes near Moscow during test flight". BBC News. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Three dead as passenger plane crashes outside Moscow during test flight". Novaya Gazeta Europe. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Evsina, Anastasia (16 July 2024). "«Известия»: крушение «Суперджета» в Подмосковье могло произойти из-за ошибки на ТО" [Izvestia: the crash of the Superjet in the Moscow region could have occurred due to a maintenance error]. The main news in Russia and the world - RTVI (in Russian). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Noëth, Bart (12 July 2024). "Sukhoi SuperJet 100 crashes near Moscow during test flight after repairs". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "RRJ-95LR-100 RA-89049 12.07.2024". mak-iac.org. Interstate Aviation Committee. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Accident Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR RA-89049, Friday 12 July 2024". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Источник: силовики пришли на завод, где чинили упавший под Коломной самолет" [Source: security forces came to the plant where they were repairing the plane that crashed near Kolomna] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Kasakova, Helen (13 July 2024). "На месте крушения самолета Sukhoi Superjet 100 под Коломной найдены черные ящики" [Black boxes found at the Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash site near Kolomna] (in Russian). Regions.ru. Retrieved 13 July 2024.