Angara Airlines Flight 200
Accident | |
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Date | 27 June 2019 |
Summary | Runway excursion, under investigation |
Site | Nizhneangarsk Airport, Russia |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-24RV |
Operator | Angara Airlines |
IATA flight No. | 2G200 |
Registration | RA-47366 |
Flight origin | Ulan-Ude Airport, Ulan-Ude, Russia |
Destination | Nizhneangarsk Airport, Nizhneangarsk, Russia |
Occupants | 47 |
Passengers | 43 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Injuries | 22 |
Survivors | 45 |
Angara Airlines Flight 200 was a domestic scheduled flight from Ulan-Ude Airport to Nizhneangarsk Airport, Russia. On 27 June 2019, the Antonov An-24RV aircraft operating the flight suffered an engine failure on take-off. On landing at Nizhneangarsk, the aircraft departed the runway and collided with a building. All 43 passengers survived the crash while two of the four crew, the pilot and flight engineer, were killed.
Flight
Flight 200 was en route from Ulan-Ude Airport when an engine failure occurred in the left engine.[1] The aircraft landed at Nizhneangarsk Airport at 10:20 local time (02:20 UTC). It overran the runway and collided with a building belonging to a sewage works. Two of the 47 people on board were killed and 22 were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair by the accident and a post-crash fire.[2]
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was an Antonov An-24RV, registration RA-47366, msn 77310804. The aircraft was 42 years old, having first flown in 1977.[2]
Investigation
The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) opened an investigation into the accident.[1] A separate criminal investigation was also opened.[3]
References
- ^ a b Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Angara AN24 at Nizhneangarsk on Jun 27th 2019, engine failure, veered off runway and collided with building". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ a b "RA-47366 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "2 Killed, 7 Injured as Russian Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Siberia". Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.