Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17/MAS17)[f] was a scheduled international passenger flight from Schiphol airport, Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] On 17 July 2014 the Boeing 777-200ER lost radar contact. The plane was shot down and crashed near the village of Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. All 298 people (283 passengers and 15 crew members) aboard perished.[4]
.jpg) 9M-MRD, the plane that crashed, photographed in October 2011 | |
| Shootdown summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 July 2014 |
| Summary | Shootdown |
| Place | Near Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine 48°8′17″N 38°38′20″E / 48.13806°N 38.63889°ECoordinates: 48°8′17″N 38°38′20″E / 48.13806°N 38.63889°E |
| Passengers | 283 |
| Crew | 15 |
| Fatalities | 298 (all) (initially 297) |
| Survivors | 0 (initially 1) |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 777-2H6ER |
| Airline/user | Malaysia Airlines |
| Registration | 9M-MRD |
| Flew from | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
| Flying to | Kuala Lumpur International Airport |
| Nation | Number |
|---|---|
 Australia |
27 |
 Belgium |
4 |
 Canada[a] |
1 |
 China |
1 |
 France |
4 |
 Germany[b] |
4 |
 Hong Kong |
1 |
 Indonesia |
12 |
 Ireland |
1 |
 Israel |
1 |
 Italy |
1 |
 Malaysia[c] |
43 |
 Netherlands[d] |
193 |
 New Zealand |
1 |
 Philippines |
3 |
 Romania |
1 |
 United Kingdom[e] |
10 |
 United States |
23 |
 Vietnam |
3 |
| Total | 298 |
It was suspected by Ukraine that the aircraft was shot down by a ground-to-air missile, fired by Pro-Russian separatists during war in Donbas.[5] Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called it an "act of terrorism."[6] The cause of the crash has not yet been determined by the official investigation, which is being carried out by the Dutch Safety Board. Fighting delayed investigation, but in October 2018 Dutch investigators said the plane was destroyed as a result of the explosion of a BUK missile.[7]
Gallery
A Buk-m2
The flight path of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Video by the Dutch Safety Board showing the remodel of MH17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Media
Route of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Routes of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) and Singapore Airlines Flight 351 (SQ351), including airspace restrictions
First arrival of bodies at Eindhoven Airport
Convoy of 40 hearses heading to Hilversum, Netherlands, while other traffic stopped
Dutch and Australian police at the crash site on 3 August 2014
A mobile Buk surface-to-air missile launcher, similar to that used in the incident
A Buk SAM of the type used by the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade
Flag at half mast in front of Hoorn city hall during the national day of mourning on 23 July
A makeshift memorial at Schiphol Airport for the victims of Flight MH17
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Notes
- ↑ Dual Canadian-Romanian citizen boarding with Canadian passport.
- ↑ Including:
- 1 dual German-Dutch citizen
- ↑ 28 passengers and 15 crew
- ↑ Including:
- 1 dual Dutch-Belgian citizen;
- 1 dual Dutch-Israeli citizen;
- 1 dual Dutch-Italian citizen;
- 1 dual Dutch-American citizen
- ↑ Including:
- 1 dual British-South African citizen; and
- 1 dual British-New Zealand citizen.
- ↑ MH is the IATA designator and MAS is the ICAO designator. The flight is also marketed as KLM Flight 4103 (KL4103) through a codeshare agreement.[2]
References
- ↑ (13 October 2015) Crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 , Dutch Safety Board. Report.
- ↑ "Statement Malaysia Airlines MH17". KLM. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Malaysia Airlines flight crashes in Ukraine". cnn.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Malaysian Plane 'Shot Down' With 295 On Board". Sky. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "How countries reacted to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 17 Crash?". news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Malaysia Airlines crash: President Poroshenko calls shooting down of Malaysian plane an 'act of terrorism'". The Daily Telegraph. 17 July 2014. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10974784/Malaysia-Airlines-crash-President-Poroshenko-calls-shooting-down-of-Malaysian-plane-an-act-of-terrorism.html. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Weaver, Matthew (2015-10-13). "MH17 crash report: Dutch investigators confirm Buk missile hit plane - live updates" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/oct/13/mh17-crash-report-ukraine-live-updates. Retrieved 2019-01-23.