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.jpg) VQ-BOZ after emergency landing on the cornfield | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 August 2019 |
| Summary | Crash-landed following bird strike resulting in dual engine failure |
| Site | Near Zhukovsky International Airport, Moscow, Russia 55°30′43″N 38°15′07″E / 55.512°N 38.252°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A321-211 |
| Operator | Ural Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | U6178 |
| ICAO flight No. | SVR178 |
| Call sign | SVERDLOVSK AIR 178 |
| Registration | VQ-BOZ |
| Flight origin | Zhukovsky International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Destination | Simferopol International Airport, Simferopol, Crimea |
| Occupants | 233 |
| Passengers | 226 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 74 |
| Survivors | 233 |
Ural Airlines Flight 178 was a scheduled passenger flight from Moscow–Zhukovsky to Simferopol, Crimea. On 15 August 2019, the Airbus A321 operating the flight carried 226 passengers and seven crew. The flight suffered a bird strike after taking off from Zhukovsky and crash landed in a cornfield, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi; 2.7 nmi) away from the airport. All on board survived; 74 people sustained injuries, but none were severe.