Ukrainka - Ukrainka

On July 14, 2015 at 04:50 PM, Ukrainka - Ukrainka experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-95, operated by Russian Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii, with the event recorded near Litovko Khabarovsk Krai.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 28.6%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a training/reconnaissance mission out from Ukrainka AFB. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 metres in clouds and icing conditions, three of the four engines failed. At an altitude of 3,500 metres, all seven crew members bailed out and the aircraft crashed in a tundra located some 30 km from Litovko, Amur district of the Khabarovsk region. Five crew members survived while two others were killed. The registration of the 'Bear' was dual RF-94204 and 77 Red.

Aircraft reference details include registration RF-94204, MSN 00854, year of manufacture 1984.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.2393°, 135.1776°.