Moscow - Petrozavodsk

On June 20, 2011 at 11:40 PM, Moscow - Petrozavodsk experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-134, operated by RusAir, with the event recorded near Petrozavodsk Republic of Karelia.

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.

52 people were known to be on board, 47 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 90.4%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 43, passenger fatalities: 39, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Aircraft left Moscow-Domodedovo Airport in 2224LT for Petrozavodsk, Karelia. On final approach by night and fog reducing vertical visibility to 300 metres, crew descended too low without a visual contact was established with the runway lights. Aircraft descended below the MDA, hit an electric pole, crashed on a road and came to rest in a garden, 570 metres short of runway 02. Eight people were rescued as all other 44 occupants were killed. Flight was operated by RusAir on behalf of RusLine (flight 243). Russian FIFA's football referee Vladimir Pettaï was also killed in this accident. Two days later, a survivor died from his injuries. The weekend following the accident (five days and six days later), two survivors died from their injuries (burns).

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-65691, MSN 63195, year of manufacture 1980.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 61.7892°, 34.3688°.