Tupolev TU-134 crash, Mar 26, 2009, Dolinsk-Sokol AFB
Tupolev TU-134 accident on March 26, 2009 near Dolinsk-Sokol AFB, Sakhalin oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Snow was likely not adequately...
- Date: March 26, 2009
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-134
- Location: Dolinsk-Sokol AFB, Sakhalin oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Snow was likely not adequately cleared from the runway before takeoff, according to the database summary. No official report was located.
A Tu-134 military transport at Dolinsk-Sokol air base was taking off at dusk in heavy snowfall. It drifted left off the runway into a snow mound about 1.2 m high, tearing off the nose gear and collapsing both main gears. Everyone on board escaped uninjured, but the aircraft was written off.