Tupolev TU-95 crash, Jul 14, 2015 (2 killed), Litovko
Tupolev TU-95 accident on July 14, 2015 near Litovko, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Russian Defence Ministry cited an unspecified...
- Date: July 14, 2015
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-95
- Location: Litovko, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Russian Defence Ministry cited an unspecified technical malfunction; the BAAA database attributes the loss to failure of three of four engines in icing conditions, which is not an official finding.
A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu 95MS (RF 94204) on a training and reconnaissance flight from Ukrainka AFB lost three of its four engines in cloud and icing conditions at about 5,000 m on 14 July 2015. All seven crew bailed out and the aircraft crashed on tundra about 30 km from Litovko in the Khabarovsk region. Two crew were killed and five survived, and the Defence Ministry grounded the Tu 95 fleet pending investigation.