Tupolev TU-95 crash, Jun 8, 2015 (2 killed), Ukrainka AFB
Tupolev TU-95 accident on June 8, 2015 near Ukrainka AFB, Amur oblast, Russia with 2 fatalities. Cause: BAAA lists the probable cause as an engine...
- Date: June 8, 2015
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-95
- Location: Ukrainka AFB, Amur oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: BAAA lists the probable cause as an engine explosion for unknown reasons; no official investigation finding was found in the sources reviewed.
On 8 June 2015 a Russian Air Force Tu 95MS on a training flight from Ukrainka air base in the Amur region had one of its left engines catch fire and explode during the takeoff roll. The captain initiated emergency braking, but the bomber veered off the runway, turned about 180 degrees and came to rest burning. All nine crew were injured, and two of them died of their injuries within hours; the aircraft was partly destroyed by fire.