Saratov Airlines Flight 703
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_Saratov_Airlines_DME_UUDD_0_(33736247853).jpg) RA-61704, the aircraft involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 February 2018 |
| Summary | Unknown, under investigation |
| Site | near Stepanovskoye, Moscow Oblast 55°17′59″N 38°23′25″E / 55.29972°N 38.39028°E |
| Operator | Saratov Airlines |
| Registration | RA-61704 |
| Flight origin | Domodedovo Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Destination | Orsk Airport, Russia |
| Passengers | 65 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 71 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
Saratov Airlines Flight 703 (6W703/SOV703) was a domestic passenger flight from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Orsk Airport that crashed shortly after take-off on 11 February 2018. The aircraft, an Antonov An-148-100B, was carrying 65 passengers and six crew, all of whom were killed.
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was an Antonov An-148-100B, registration RA-61704, MSN 27015040004, powered by two Progress D-436 engines. It first flew in May 2010 and was registered to Rossiya Airlines a month later on 23 June 2010. It had been involved in two previous minor incidents in service; an engine was shut down on 28 July 2013 after it surged in flight, and it suffered a nose wheel failure on take-off on 23 August 2013. The aircraft was leased by Saratov Airlines since 8 February 2017.[1]
Accident
The aircraft is reported to have crashed near Argunovo and Stepanovskoye, villages in Ramensky District, Moscow Oblast.[2][3] This occurred six minutes after take-off from Domodedovo Airport, Moscow, on a domestic scheduled passenger flight to Orsk Airport, Russia, at 12:27 local time (08:27 UTC).[4] There were 65 passengers and six crew on board;[2][3][5] more than 60 passengers are believed to have been Orenburg Oblast residents.[6][7] All the people on board were killed.[8][9][10] Rescue workers reached the site some 2.5 hours after the crash.[citation needed] One black box has reportedly already been found.[4] According to a source inside the investigation, a few minutes before the crash the pilot of the aircraft told air traffic controllers about a malfunction and had to make an emergency landing in Zhukovsky.[11] Eyewitnesses reported that the aircraft was in flames during its descent to earth.[7]
Investigation
The Russian Interstate Aviation Committee is responsible for investigating aviation accidents in Russia. Within the first few hours of the investigation, the Ministry of Transport announced several theories regarding the crash including weather conditions and human factors.[6] Later reports state that the weather conditions in that location were normal.[12]
References
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{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "V Rusku se zřítilo letadlo se 71 lidmi, nehodu nikdo nepřežil" [In Russia, an airplane crashed with 71 people, no one survived the accident] (in Czech). Zprávy-Idnes. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Taylor, Rebecca. "All 71 on crashed Russian plane are killed". Sky News. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Josephs, Matt; Clinch, Leslie (11 February 2018). "Russian airliner crashes near Moscow, killing all 71 people on board". CNBC. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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