Dassault Falcon 50 crash, Oct 20, 2014 (4 killed), Moscow...
Dassault Falcon 50 accident on October 20, 2014 near Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow oblast, Russia with 4 fatalities. Cause: MAK: the collision with the...
- Date: October 20, 2014
- Aircraft: Dassault Falcon 50
- Location: Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: MAK: the collision with the snowplow, which had entered the runway in use and stopped there, resulted from factors including the snowplow driver being under the influence of alcohol, inadequate ASMGCS configuration and controller training, and the crew not rejecting the takeoff once the vehicle was seen.
A Dassault Falcon 50EX operated by Unijet on a charter flight from Moscow Vnukovo to Paris struck a snowplow with its left wing during the takeoff roll on runway 06 on 20 October 2014. The jet went out of control, rolled over and came to rest upside down in flames. All four occupants, three crew members and Total chief executive Christophe de Margerie, were killed, and the snowplow driver was slightly injured.