Tupolev TU-134 crash, Mar 17, 2007 (6 killed), Samara-Kur...
Tupolev TU-134 accident on March 17, 2007 near Samara-Kurumoch, Samara oblast, Russia with 6 fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the descent below...
- Date: March 17, 2007
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-134
- Location: Samara-Kurumoch, Samara oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued the descent below minimum descent altitude in below-minimums weather and did not start a go-around at decision height. Deficiencies in the weather reporting, ATC, and airport standards contributed.
A UTair Tu-134 on a scheduled flight from Surgut to Belgorod via Samara continued its approach below minimums in freezing fog. It struck the ground short of runway 23, broke apart and partly burned. Six of the people aboard were killed and others were injured.