Kolavia Flight 348

Kolavia Flight 348
The tail section of RA-85588 after the fire
Accident
Date1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)
SummaryElectrical fire during taxiing
SiteSurgut International Airport, Surgut, Russia
61°20′30″N 73°24′10″E / 61.34167°N 73.40278°E / 61.34167; 73.40278
Aircraft

RA-85588, the Tu-154 involved, seen at Domodedovo Airport three months before the accident
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-154B-2
OperatorKogalymavia
IATA flight No.7K348
ICAO flight No.KGL348
Call signKOGALYM348
RegistrationRA-85588
Flight originSurgut International Airport, Surgut, Russia
DestinationDomodedovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia
Occupants134
Passengers126
Crew8
Fatalities3
Injuries43
Survivors131

On 1 January 2011, Kolavia Flight 348, a Tupolev Tu-154 on a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Surgut to Moscow, Russia, caught fire while taxiing out for take-off. Passengers were evacuated, but three were killed and 43 injured. A subsequent investigation concluded that the fire had started in an electric panel for which maintenance was never prescribed.