UTair Flight 471

UTair Flight 471
RA-65021, the aircraft involved, seen in 2006
Accident
Date17 March 2007
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site
Aircraft
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-134A-3
OperatorUTair Aviation
Call signUTAIR 471
RegistrationRA-65021
Flight originSurgut Airport
StopoverSamara Kurumoch Airport
DestinationBelgorod International Airport
Occupants57
Passengers50
Crew7
Fatalities6
Injuries20
Survivors51

UTair Flight 471 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight of a Tupolev Tu-134 on 17 March 2007, that impacted the ground short of the runway at Samara Kurumoch Airport, causing the aircraft to bounce, lose a wing and roll onto its back. Of the 50 passengers and 7 crew members on board, 6 people were killed and 20 injured when the aircraft broke apart. The plane was flying from the Siberian city of Surgut to Samara and then to Belgorod.