Vladivostok Air Flight 352
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Vladivostok Air Flight 352 was a scheduled passenger flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia to Vladivostok via Irkutsk which, on 2001-07-04, lost control and crashed while approaching Irkutsk Airport. A total of 136 passengers and 9 flight crew members perished in the accident, making it the third deadliest aircraft crash over Russian territory to date[1].
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 4, 2001 |
| Type | Pilot error |
| Site | Budarovka, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
| Passengers | 136 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 145 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154M |
| Operator | Vladivostok Air |
| Tail number | RA-85845 |
[edit] References
- ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved May 28, 2008
