Aviastar-TU Flight 1906

Aviastar-TU Flight 1906
Wreckage of aircraft after impact
Accident
Date22 March 2010
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteAviagorodok, near Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Moscow, Russia
55°25′51.6″N 37°51′24.4″E / 55.431000°N 37.856778°E / 55.431000; 37.856778
Aircraft

RA-64011, the aircraft involved in the accident
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-204-100
OperatorAviastar-TU
IATA flight No.4B1906
ICAO flight No.TUP1906
Call signTUPOLEVAIR 1906
RegistrationRA-64011
Flight originHurghada International Airport, Hurghada, Egypt
DestinationMoscow Domodedovo Airport, Moscow, Russia
Occupants8
Crew8
Fatalities0
Injuries8
Survivors8

Aviastar-TU Flight 1906 was a Tupolev Tu-204 that crashed while attempting to land at Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, in heavy fog on 22 March 2010. The aircraft was on a ferry flight from Hurghada International Airport, Egypt to Moscow, and had no passengers on board; all eight crew survived the accident, four with serious injuries requiring hospitalization and four with minor injuries. The accident was the first hull loss of a Tu-204 and the first hull loss for Aviastar-TU.

Investigators determined the cause of the accident to be failure of the autopilot system and poor cockpit crew performance.