Utair Flight 579
The aircraft after overrunning the runway | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 September 2018 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to pilot error and windshear |
| Site | |
| Total fatalities | 1 |
| Total injuries | 18 |
| Aircraft | |
| VQ-BJI, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2017 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8AS |
| Operator | Utair |
| IATA flight No. | UT579 |
| ICAO flight No. | UTA579 |
| Call sign | UTAIR 579 |
| Registration | VQ-BJI |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Destination | Sochi International Airport, Sochi, Russia |
| Occupants | 172 |
| Passengers | 166 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 18 |
| Survivors | 172 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
On 1 September 2018, Utair Flight 579, a Boeing 737-800 on a scheduled domestic flight from Moscow to Sochi, Russia, with 164 passengers and 6 crew, overran the runway and caught fire while landing at Sochi, injuring 18 occupants. One airport employee died of a heart attack.