 VQ-BBN, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 2011 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 November 2013 |
| Summary | Crashed during aborted landing due to spatial disorientation and pilot error |
| Site | Kazan International Airport, Kazan, Russia 55°36′32″N 49°16′37″E / 55.60889°N 49.27694°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-53A |
| Operator | Tatarstan Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | U9363 |
| ICAO flight No. | TAK363 |
| Call sign | TATARSTAN 363 |
| Registration | VQ-BBN |
| Flight origin | Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Destination | Kazan International Airport, Kazan, Russia |
| Occupants | 50 |
| Passengers | 44 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 50 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight, operated by Tatarstan Airlines on behalf of Ak Bars Aero, from Moscow to Kazan, Russia. On 17 November 2013, at 19:24 local time (UTC+4), the Boeing 737-500 crashed during an aborted landing at Kazan International Airport, killing all 44 passengers and 6 crew members on board, making it 2013's worst plane crash.[1][2]
According to the official investigation report by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), the crash was a result of pilot error, arising from a lack of skill to recover from an excessive nose-up attitude during a go-around procedure. The pilots' deficiencies were caused by a problem with the airline's safety management and a lack of regulatory oversight. One member of the commission filed an alternative opinion report, however, claiming that the commission had ignored the possible malfunction of the aircraft's elevator controls.[3]
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