Tupolev TU-154 crash, Dec 25, 2016 (92 killed), Sochi-Adler
Tupolev TU-154 accident on December 25, 2016 near Sochi-Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia with 92 fatalities. Cause: Defence Ministry commission with IAC...
- Date: December 25, 2016
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Sochi-Adler, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 92
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Defence Ministry commission with IAC participation: Loss of control during initial climb over the sea after the commander suffered spatial disorientation due to excessive neuropsychic stress combined with fatigue, with no fuelling, loading or external factors found.
A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu 154B 2 carrying 84 passengers and 8 crew took off at night from Sochi Adler on a flight to Hmeimim Air Base in Syria. Shortly after rotation the aircraft pitched down, the GPWS sounded, and it rolled and dived into the Black Sea about 1.3 km offshore. All 92 people on board died, including 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble.