Ural Airlines Flight 178
scheduled passenger flight from Moscow–Zhukovsky to Simferopol, Crimea
Ural Airlines Flight 178 was a scheduled passenger flight from Zhukovsky International Airport in Moscow to Simferopol in Crimea. On 15 August 2019, an Airbus A321 (VQ-BOZ) suffered a bird strike, which is when birds hit the engines of the plane.[1] It happened after taking off from Zhukovsky and crash landed in a cornfield a few kilometers past the airport.[2] Twenty-nine people were injured and no one was killed.[3]
.jpg) VQ-BOZ, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2013 | |
| 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 (all) |
References
change- ↑ Nowack, Timo. "A321 von Ural Airlines landet in Maisfeld" [A321 of Ural Airlies lands in maize field] (in German). Aerotelegraph. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ "Passengers injured in emergency landing after Russian jet hits birds". CBS News. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ↑ "Russia bird strike: 23 injured after plane hits gulls and crash-lands". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
