Ural Airlines Flight 178
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]
Accident summary | |
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Date | 15 August 2019 |
Summary | Crash-landed following bird strike resulting in dual engine failure |
Place | Near Zhukovsky International Airport, Moscow, Russia 55°30′43″N 38°15′07″E / 55.512°N 38.252°ECoordinates: 55°30′43″N 38°15′07″E / 55.512°N 38.252°E |
Passengers | 226 |
Crew | 7 |
Injuries (non-fatal) | 74 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Survivors | 233 (all) |
Aircraft type | Airbus A321-211 |
Airline/user | Ural Airlines |
Registration | VQ-BOZ |
Flew from | Zhukovsky International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
Flying to | Simferopol International Airport, Simferopol, Crimea |
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References
- ↑ Nowack, Timo. "A321 von Ural Airlines landet in Maisfeld" [A321 of Ural Airlies lands in maize field] (in Deutsch). 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.