Surgut - Samara - Belgorod

On March 17, 2007 at 11:40 AM, Surgut - Samara - Belgorod experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-134, operated by UTAir, with the event recorded near Samara-Kurumoch Samara oblast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

57 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 51 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 10.5%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 50, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Surgut on a flight to Belgorod with an intermediate stop in Samara, carrying 50 passengers and 7 crew members. While descending to Samara-Kurumoch Airport, weather conditions worsened and the visibility was below minimums. After the approach checklist was completed, the crew lowered the landing gear, selected flaps down at 30° and continued the approach. In poor visibility, the aircraft descended below the MDA until it struck the ground at a speed of 320 km/h and crashed 304 metres from the runway threshold and 95 metres to the left of its extended centerline. The aircraft came to rest upside down and partially burned. Six passengers were killed, 21 other occupants were injured and 30 people escaped uninjured. At the time of the accident, the visibility was estimated to be 150 metres with an RVR of 200 metres for runway 23 and a vertical visibility of 300 feet in freezing fog.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-65021, MSN 48390, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.4858°, 50.0149°.