Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363
VQ-BBN, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in May 2011
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 17 November 2013 |
| Summary | Pilot error on landing |
| Site |
Kazan International Airport, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia 55°36′32″N 49°16′37″E / 55.60889°N 49.27694°ECoordinates: 55°36′32″N 49°16′37″E / 55.60889°N 49.27694°E |
| Passengers | 44 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 50 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-53A |
| Operator | Tatarstan Airlines |
| Registration | VQ-BBN |
| Flight origin | Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow Oblast |
| Destination | Kazan International Airport, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia |
Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight, operated by Tatarstan Airlines on behalf of Ak Bars Aero, from Moscow to Kazan, Russia. On 17 November 2013, at 19:24 local time (UTC+4), the Boeing 737-500 crashed during an aborted landing in Kazan International Airport, killing all 44 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
According to the official investigation report, the crash was a result of pilot error, arising from a lack of skill to recover from an excessive nose-up attitude during a go-around procedure. The pilots’ deficiencies were caused by a deficiency in the airline's safety management and a lack of regulatory oversight. One member of the commission filed an alternative opinion report, however, claiming that the commission had ignored the possible malfunction of the aircraft's elevators' controls.
The Boeing 737-53A, registration number VQ-BBN, had been in service for more than 23 years. It had been operated by seven airlines. Owned by AWAS from its manufacture (Boeing customer code 3A represents AWAS), it was leased to Euralair (1990 to 1992, registered F-GGML), Air France (1992 to 1995, still as F-GGML), Uganda Airlines (1995 to 1999, registered 5X-USM), Rio Sul (2000 to 2005, registered PT-SSI), Blue Air (2005 to 2008, registered YR-BAB), Bulgaria Air (several months in 2008, registered LZ-BOY), and Tatarstan Airlines (late 2008 until it crashed).
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