RusAir Flight 9605

RusAir Flight 9605
The wrecked tail section of the Tupolev with its registration partially visible
Accident
Date20 June 2011 (2011-06-20)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to poor crew resource management and pilot error
SiteBesovets, near Petrozavodsk Airport, Petrozavodsk, Prionezhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
61°52′04″N 034°08′53″E / 61.86778°N 34.14806°E / 61.86778; 34.14806
Aircraft

RA-65691, the Tu-134 involved, seen on the same day before the accident flight
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-134A-3
OperatorRusAir
ICAO flight No.CGI9605
Call signCGI 9605
RegistrationRA-65691
Flight originDomodedovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia
DestinationPetrozavodsk Airport, Petrozavodsk, Russia
Occupants52
Passengers43
Crew9
Fatalities47
Injuries5
Survivors5

RusAir Flight 9605 (operating as RusLine Flight 243) was a passenger flight which crashed near Petrozavodsk in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, on 20 June 2011 while attempting to land in thick fog. The aircraft involved, a Tupolev Tu-134, was operating a RusAir scheduled domestic flight from Moscow. Of the 52 people on board, only 5 survived.