 RA-65021, the aircraft involved, seen in 2006 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 March 2007 |
| Summary | Structural failure during an emergency landing |
| Site | Samara Kurumoch Airport (IATA: KUF; ICAO: UWWW) near Samara, Russia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-134A-3 |
| Operator | UTair Aviation |
| Registration | RA-65021 |
| Flight origin | Surgut Airport |
| Stopover | Samara Kurumoch Airport |
| Destination | Belgorod International Airport |
| Occupants | 57 |
| Passengers | 50 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Injuries | 20 |
| Survivors | 51 |
UTair Flight 471[1] was a scheduled domestic passenger flight of a Tupolev Tu-134 on 17 March 2007, that suffered heavy structural damage during a hard landing at Samara Kurumoch Airport near Samara, Russia. Of the 50 passengers and 7 crew members on board, 6 people were killed and 20 injured when the aircraft broke apart.[2][3] The plane was flying from the Siberian city of Surgut to Samara and then to Belgorod.
- ^ Сообщение ОАО "Авиакомпания "ЮТэйр" (12:32 МСК) (in Russian). UT Air. 2007-03-17. Archived from the original on 2007-03-20. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
- ^ "Seven die in Russian air crash". BBC News. 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.