Antonov AN-148 crash, Feb 11, 2018 (71 killed), Stepanovs...
Antonov AN-148 accident on February 11, 2018 near Stepanovskoye, Moscow oblast, Russia with 71 fatalities. Cause: MAK (Interstate Aviation Committee):...
- Date: February 11, 2018
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-148
- Location: Stepanovskoye, Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 71
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: MAK (Interstate Aviation Committee): icing due to pitot heaters not being turned on, erroneous airspeed readings and pilot errors led to loss of control.
A Saratov Airlines An 148 departed Moscow Domodedovo for Orsk and disintegrated in a snow covered field at Stepanovskoye after climbing to about 6,000 ft. All 71 occupants were killed. The investigation found that the Pitot heating had not been switched on, so icing gave unreliable airspeed readings and the crew lost control.