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.jpg) F-GLSA, the Falcon 50 involved, photographed nine months before the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 October 2014 |
| Summary | Runway incursion by ground vehicle; collision on take-off |
| Site | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia 55°35′46″N 37°16′03″E / 55.5961°N 37.2675°E |
| Total fatalities | 4 |
| Total injuries | 1 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Dassault Falcon 50 |
| Operator | Unijet[1] |
| Registration | F-GLSA |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Destination | Paris, France |
| Occupants | 4 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground injuries | 1 |
On 20 October 2014, Unijet Flight 074, a Dassault Falcon 50 business jet taking off from Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, crashed into a snow plow that had strayed onto the runway, killing all four people on board. Among the victims was Total's Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie, who was returning to Paris, France.[2]
The driver of the snow removal vehicle, who was injured in the collision, was found to have alcohol in his blood and subsequently pleaded guilty to causing de Margerie's death.[3]
- ^ BEA (14 October 2014). "Accident du Falcon 50 immatriculé F-GLSA, aéroport de Vnoukovo (Moscou, Russie) lundi 20 octobre". bea.aero. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Christophe de Margerie, CEO of Total SA, dead in Moscow runway crash". CBC News. Associated Press. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Osborn, Andrew; Stolyarov, Gleb (25 October 2016). "Airport staff involved in Total CEO plane crash had been drinking: regulator". Reuters. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.