2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash
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RA-85572, the aircraft involved, on final approach at Chkalovsky Airport in May 2016
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| Occurrence summary | |
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| Date | 25 December 2016 |
| Summary | controlled flight into terrain |
| Site |
Black Sea, approx 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) off the coast from Sochi, Russia 43°25′30″N 39°50′13″E / 43.42500°N 39.83694°ECoordinates: 43°25′30″N 39°50′13″E / 43.42500°N 39.83694°E |
| Passengers | 84 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 92 (all) |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Operator | Russian Air Force |
| Registration | RA-85572 |
| Flight origin | Chkalovsky Airport, Russia |
| Stopover | Sochi International Airport, Sochi, Russia |
| Destination | Khmeimim Air Base, Latakia, Syria |
On 25 December 2016, a Tupolev Tu-154 jetliner of the Russian Defence Ministry crashed into the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi International Airport, Russia, while en route to Khmeimim Air Base, Syria. All 92 passengers, including 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble choir of the Russian Armed Forces, and crew aboard died. The aircraft had flown from Chkalovsky Airport and had landed at Sochi to refuel.
The aircraft involved was a Tupolev 154B-2, tail number RA-85572, msn 83A-572, which had been in operation since 1983, and had flown for 6,689 hours.
The Tupolev had taken off at 05:27 local time (02:27, 25 December 2016 UTC) from the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, Russia, where it had landed to refuel, bound for Syria. Two minutes after takeoff, the aircraft crashed into the Black Sea, 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) from the coast. Wreckage was found at a depth of 50 to 70 metres (160 to 230 ft). All 92 people on board were killed.
Of the 92 passengers and crew on board, 64 were members of the Alexandrov Ensemble choir, the official choir of the Russian Armed Forces, including its director Valery Khalilov. The members of the Ensemble were travelling from Moscow to the Russian military base at Khmeimim near Latakia, Syria, to take part in New Year celebrations.
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