Baikal Airlines Flight 130
A Baikal Airlines Tupolev Tu-154M, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 January 1994 |
| Summary | Uncontained engine failure, in-flight fire |
| Site | Mamony, near International Airport Irkutsk, Irkutsk, Russia |
| Total fatalities | 125 |
| Total injuries | 1 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154M |
| Operator | Baikal Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | X3130 |
| ICAO flight No. | BKL130 |
| Call sign | BAIKAL 130 |
| Registration | RA-85656 |
| Flight origin | International Airport Irkutsk, Irkutsk, Russia |
| Destination | Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Occupants | 124 |
| Passengers | 115 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 124 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
| Ground injuries | 1 |
Baikal Airlines Flight 130 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Irkutsk to Moscow operated by a Baikal Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 that crashed onto a dairy farm on 3 January 1994 in Mamony whilst the pilots were trying to return to the airport following a mid-air emergency. All 124 people on board were killed. Another one person was killed on the ground.
With 125 deaths, it remains as the deadliest crash in Russia during the 1990s.
Investigation conducted by Russian MAK concluded that the crash was caused by loss of control due to an in-flight fire. One of the Tupolev Tu-154's engine starter failed in mid-flight and broke apart. The failure inflicted damages on the oil lines and hydraulic lines around the engine, igniting flames that could not be contained. The flight crews attempted to return to the airport but due to the damaged hydraulic lines they could not control the aircraft and crashed onto the farm.