Saint Petersburg - Moscow

On June 30, 2008 at 03:48 PM, Saint Petersburg - Moscow experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-154, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Leningrad oblast.

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

112 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 112 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 103, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll, at a speed of 32 knots, the engine n°1 (a Soloviev D-30KU-154-II) exploded. The crew abandoned the takeoff procedure and started an emergency braking manoeuvre. The aircraft was stopped on the main runway and all 112 occupants evacuated safely. The aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair as several compressor elements punctured the engine n°1 nacelle, hit the fuselage and n°2 engine structure. A fire erupted on the left engine and destroyed the nacelle and a part of APU as well.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-85667, MSN 89A825, year of manufacture 1989.