Aeroflot Flight 1492
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]
_(2).jpg) RA-89098, The aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2017 | |
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 May 2019 |
| Summary | Struck by lightning, caught fire and exploded after emergency landing |
| Place | Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Passengers | 73 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 10 |
| Fatalities | 41 |
| Survivors | 37 |
| Aircraft type | Sukhoi Superjet 100 |
| Aircraft name | Mustai Karim |
| Airline/user | Aeroflot |
| Registration | RA-89098 |
| Flew from | Sheremetyevo International Airport |
| Flying to | Murmansk Airport, Murmansk, Russia |
Aeroflot Flight 1492 Media
The aircraft wreckage after the fire
RA-89098 seen covered and stored at Sheremetyevo International Airport in 2020
References
- ↑ Forty-one reported killed after Russian passenger plane crash-lands in Moscow. Reuters. 6 May 2019. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-plane/forty-one-reported-killed-after-russian-passenger-plane-crash-lands-in-moscow-idUSKCN1SB0IK. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ Moscow plane fire: 41 killed on Aeroflot jet. BBC News. 6 May 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48171392. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ↑ Moscow airport plane fire: Forty-one people killed in Aeroflot crash landing. CNN. 6 May 2019. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/05/europe/russia-airplane-fire/index.html. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
Other websites
- RRJ-95B RA-89098 05.05.2019 - Interstate Aviation Committee - Russian version
- Aeroflot news releases Archived 2022-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
