 The wrecked tail section of the Tupolev with its registration partially visible | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 June 2011 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to poor crew resource management and pilot error |
| Site | Besovets, near Petrozavodsk Airport, Petrozavodsk, Prionezhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia 61°52′04″N 034°08′53″E / 61.86778°N 34.14806°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-134A-3 |
| Operator | RusAir |
| ICAO flight No. | CGI9605 |
| Call sign | CGI 9605 |
| Registration | RA-65691 |
| Flight origin | Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Destination | Petrozavodsk Airport, Petrozavodsk, Russia |
| Occupants | 52 |
| Passengers | 43 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 47 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Survivors | 5 |
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.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Crash: Rusair T134 at Petrozavodsk on Jun 20th 2011, impacted road short of runway". The Aviation Herald. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Child survivor of Russian air crash dies". ABC News. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Plane crash in north-west Russia kills 44". BBC News. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.