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The flight departed from [[Vnukovo International Airport|Vnukovo Airport]] at 12:30 am [[Moscow time|local time]] with 164 passengers and six crew. The flight crew [[Go-around|aborted]] the first two approaches to [[Sochi International Airport|Sochi]] before committing to a third that resulted in the [[runway overrun|overrun]]. The aircraft touched down at 2:57 am and overran runway 06, came to rest on the riverbed of the [[Mzymta River|Mzymta]] and caught on fire, prompting an evacuation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2018/09/01/over-a-dozen-injured-after-plane-catches-fire-in-russia/|title=Over a dozen injured after plane catches fire in Russia|date=2018-09-01|work=New York Post|access-date=2018-09-01 |
The flight departed from [[Vnukovo International Airport|Vnukovo Airport]] at 12:30 am [[Moscow time|local time]] with 164 passengers and six crew. The flight crew [[Go-around|aborted]] the first two approaches to [[Sochi International Airport|Sochi]] before committing to a third that resulted in the [[runway overrun|overrun]]. The aircraft touched down at 2:57 am and overran runway 06, came to rest on the riverbed of the [[Mzymta River|Mzymta]] and caught on fire, prompting an evacuation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2018/09/01/over-a-dozen-injured-after-plane-catches-fire-in-russia/|title=Over a dozen injured after plane catches fire in Russia|date=2018-09-01|work=New York Post|access-date=2018-09-01|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Eighteen occupants were injured and [[Ministry of Transport (Russia)|Transportation Minister]] [[Yevgeny Dietrich]] confirmed that an airport employee died of a heart attack.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/airport-worker-dies-after-planes-crash-landing-in-russia-866098.html|title=Airport worker dies after plane’s crash landing in Russia|date=2018-09-01|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref> It was reported that those injured suffered from either [[Burn|burns]] or [[carbon monoxide poisoning]]<ref name=":2" />, with reports of a passenger being treated for a [[Spinal fracture|broken spine]]. |
Eighteen occupants were injured and [[Ministry of Transport (Russia)|Transportation Minister]] [[Yevgeny Dietrich]] confirmed that an airport employee died of a heart attack.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/airport-worker-dies-after-planes-crash-landing-in-russia-866098.html|title=Airport worker dies after plane’s crash landing in Russia|date=2018-09-01|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref> It was reported that those injured suffered from either [[Burn|burns]] or [[carbon monoxide poisoning]]<ref name=":2" />, with reports of a passenger being treated for a [[Spinal fracture|broken spine]]. |
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_(2).jpg) VQ-BJI, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2013 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 September 2018 |
| Summary | Runway overrun, under investigation |
| Site | Sochi International Airport, Sochi, Russia 43°27′07″N 39°57′39″E / 43.451935°N 39.960957°E |
| Total fatalities | 1 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8AS |
| Operator | Utair |
| Registration | VQ-BJI |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Destination | Sochi International Airport, Sochi, Russia |
| Occupants | 170 |
| Passengers | 164 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 18 |
| Survivors | 170 (all) |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 (indirect) |
On September 1, 2018, Utair Flight 579, a Boeing 737-800 on a scheduled domestic flight from Moscow to Sochi, Russia, with 164 passengers and 6 crew, overran the runway and caught fire while landing at Sochi, injuring 18 occupants. One airport employee died of a heart attack.[1][2]
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the accident was a Boeing 737-8AS[a] with serial number 29937. It was delivered to Ryanair in 2002 and registered in Ireland as EI-CTB. It was taken up by aircraft lessor CIT in 2009 and returned to service in 2010 with Atlant-Soyuz Airlines as VQ-BDU. Following the closure of Atlant-Soyuz, it was leased by Utair (then UTair) in 2011 and re-registered in Bermuda as VQ-BJI.[3]
Accident
The flight departed from Vnukovo Airport at 12:30 am local time with 164 passengers and six crew. The flight crew aborted the first two approaches to Sochi before committing to a third that resulted in the overrun. The aircraft touched down at 2:57 am and overran runway 06, came to rest on the riverbed of the Mzymta and caught on fire, prompting an evacuation.[4]
Eighteen occupants were injured and Transportation Minister Yevgeny Dietrich confirmed that an airport employee died of a heart attack.[5] It was reported that those injured suffered from either burns or carbon monoxide poisoning[1], with reports of a passenger being treated for a broken spine.
Thunderstorms were reported over Sochi at the time of the accident. The aircraft received damage to its belly, wings and engines.[3] The airport operator reported that the fire was extinguished within eight minutes.[5]
Investigation
An aviation safety investigation will be carried out by the Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia. The Investigative Committee of Russia also launched a probe into the crash, with a Southern Transport Department official stating that "a criminal investigation has been opened into the emergency landing ... on suspicion of inadequate services with a risk to clients' health."[6]
Notes
- ^ The aircraft was a Boeing 737-800 model; Boeing used to assign a unique code for each company that bought one of its aircraft, which was applied as a suffix to the variant number during certification, hence "737-8AS" designates a 737-800 ordered by Ryanair (customer code "AS").
References
- ^ a b "Jet crashes on landing in Russian city". BBC News. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Accident: UTAir B738 at Sochi on Sep 1st 2018, overran runway on landing". avherald.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-8AS (WL) VQ-BJI Adler/Sochi Airport (AER)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Over a dozen injured after plane catches fire in Russia". New York Post. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Airport worker dies after plane's crash landing in Russia". September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ Sputnik. "At least 18 Injured as Passenger Plane Catches Fire During Landing in Sochi". sputniknews.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
