RusAir Flight 9605 · Besovets
On June 20, 2011, RusAir Flight 9605 (Besovets). 47 people died.
- Date
- June 20, 2011
- Place
- Besovets
- Operator
- RusAir
- Killed
- 47
- Injured
- 5
- Position
- 61.869°N, 34.148°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q1762806
From Wikipedia
RusAir Flight 9605 (operating as RusLine Flight 243) was a passenger flight which crashed near Petrozavodsk in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, on 20 June 2011 while attempting to land in thick fog. The aircraft involved, a Tupolev Tu-134, was operating a RusAir scheduled domestic flight from Moscow. Of the 52 people on board, only 5 survived.
The investigation concluded that the crash was caused by pilot error. After receiving outdated weather information, the crew attempted to land at Petrozavodsk despite worsening weather conditions. The navigator, who was intoxicated but relied upon because of his extensive experience with the Tu-134, unintentionally guided the aircraft off course. As they were trying to line up with the runway, the crew continued descending in an attempt to break through the fog. The absence of callouts from the first officer and the intoxicated navigator caused the crew to remain unaware of their decreasing altitude until the aircraft struck trees and crashed inverted.
Text from Wikipedia, “RusAir Flight 9605”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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