Aeroflot Flight 1492
aviation accident in Moscow on 5 May 2019
Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a regular passenger flight operated by Aeroflot. The Russian passenger flight was meant to fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow to Murmansk Airport, Murmansk. On 5 May 2019, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft used for the flight returned to Sheremetyevo shortly after take-off. The plane was reported to have veered off the runway and caught fire. Of the 78 people on board, including five crew, 41 people died in the crash.[1][2][3]
![]() RA-89098, The aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2017 | |
Accident | |
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Date | 5 May 2019 |
Summary | Struck by lightning, caught fire and exploded after emergency landing |
Site | Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Sukhoi Superjet 100 |
Aircraft name | Mustai Karim |
Operator | Aeroflot |
IATA flight No. | SU1492 |
ICAO flight No. | AFL1492 |
Call sign | AEROFLOT 1492 |
Registration | RA-89098 |
Flight origin | Sheremetyevo International Airport |
Destination | Murmansk Airport, Murmansk, Russia |
Occupants | 78 |
Passengers | 73 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 41 |
Injuries | 10 |
Survivors | 37 |
References
change- ↑ "Forty-one reported killed after Russian passenger plane crash-lands in Moscow". Reuters. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Moscow plane fire: 41 killed on Aeroflot jet". BBC News. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Moscow airport plane fire: Forty-one people killed in Aeroflot crash landing". CNN. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to RA-89098 (aircraft).
- RRJ-95B RA-89098 05.05.2019 - Interstate Aviation Committee - Russian version
- Aeroflot news releases Archived 2022-04-08 at the Wayback Machine