Tupolev TU-154 crash, Oct 4, 2001 (78 killed), Black Sea
Tupolev TU-154 accident on October 4, 2001 near Black Sea, World with 78 fatalities. Cause: Struck by a surface-to-air missile (S-200 system, 5B14Sh...
- Date: October 4, 2001
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Black Sea, World
- Fatalities: 78
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Struck by a surface-to-air missile (S-200 system, 5B14Sh warhead) fired during a Ukrainian military exercise near Feodosia, according to the Russian MAK investigation.
Siberia Airlines flight 1812 from Tel Aviv to Novosibirsk disappeared from radar at cruise altitude over the Black Sea and crashed about 185 km off Adler. Investigators concluded that the Tu-154 was struck by a missile from an S-200 air defence system fired during a Ukrainian military exercise near Feodosia. All 78 people aboard were killed.