Khabarovsk - Komsomolsk-on-Amur

On July 27, 2006 at 05:43 PM, Khabarovsk - Komsomolsk-on-Amur experienced a crash involving Beriev Be-103, operated by KNAAPO - Komsomolsk-na-Amure Aviatsionnoe PO im. Gagarina, with the event recorded near Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Krai.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Less than one minute after takeoff from Khabarovsk-Maly airport, while climbing to a height of 21 metres at a speed of 155 k /h, the right door opened and detached. It struck the right propeller, causing the right engine to fail. The crew lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a garden located less than one km from the airport, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all three occupants were seriously injured, among them Alexander Perkash, Director of the company.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-01851, MSN 32 01, year of manufacture 2004.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.4813°, 135.0763°.