Moscow - Makhatchkala

On December 4, 2010 at 02:36 PM, Moscow - Makhatchkala experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-154, operated by Daghestan Airlines - Avialinii Dagestana, with the event recorded near Moscow-Domodedovo Moscow 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.

169 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 167 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 1.2%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 160, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Daghestan Airlines (Avialinii Dagestana) flight DAG372 departed Moscow-Vnukovo Airport at 1408LT bound for Makhatchkala, Daghestan. Fourteen minutes after takeoff, while cruising at an altitude of 9,000 metres some 80 kilometers south of Moscow, the crew informed ATC about the failure of the engines n°1 and 3 and was cleared to return to Moscow-Domodedovo Airport. On final, the aircraft descended below the clouds at a height of 500 feet but was not properly aligned with the runway centerline. It landed hard to the right of runway 32R, went out of control, impacted an earth mound and bushed before coming to rest, broken in two. Two passengers were killed while 78 other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-85744, MSN 92A-927, year of manufacture 1992.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.3416°, 37.8304°.