Kolavia Flight 348
RA-85588 seen in Novosibirsk in August 2007.
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 1 January 2011 |
| Summary | Electrical fire |
| Site |
Surgut International Airport, Surgut, Russia 61°20′30″N 73°24′10″E / 61.34167°N 73.40278°ECoordinates: 61°20′30″N 73°24′10″E / 61.34167°N 73.40278°E |
| Passengers | 116 |
| Crew | 8 (+10 off-duty crew) |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 43 |
| Survivors | 131 |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Operator | Kogalymavia |
| Registration | RA-85588 |
| Flight origin | Surgut International Airport |
| Destination | Domodedovo International Airport |
Kolavia Flight 348 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Surgut International Airport, Surgut, Russia, to Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia. On 1 January 2011, the Kogalymavia Tupolev Tu-154-B2 operating the flight caught fire while taxiing for take-off from Surgut. Three people were killed, and 43 were injured, four seriously. The aircraft was destroyed in the fire.
The aircraft involved was a Tupolev Tu-154B-2, registration RA-85588,msn 83A/588. The aircraft first flew in 1983. It entered service with Aeroflot as CCCP-85588 and was re-registered RA-85588 in June 1993. It then served with Mavial Magadan Airlines between October 1994 and August 1999, when it began service with Vladivostok Air. Kogalymavia acquired the aircraft in April 2007.
Flight 348 was carrying eight crew, 116 passengers and 10 off-duty employees of Kogalymavia. As the aircraft was taxiing for take-off from Surgut International Airport, a fire developed in one of the engines and an emergency evacuation was ordered. It was initially reported that the aircraft had made an emergency landing following an engine flame-out on take-off. The accident occurred at 13:12 local time (08:12 UTC). Three people were killed, and 43 people were injured, from smoke inhalation or burns. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled flight from Surgut to Moscow. The aircraft was burnt out by the fire, which was extinguished by 13:45 local time. Members of the 1990s Russian pop group Na Na were on board the plane at the time. A statement by the Russia's Ministry of Health and Social Development gave figures of 117 passengers and 18 crew.
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