Ural Airlines Flight 178
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Ural Airlines Flight 178 was a scheduled passenger flight from Moscow–Zhukovsky to Simferopol, Crimea. On 15 August 2019, the Airbus A321 operating the flight carried 226 passengers and seven crew. The flight suffered a bird strike after taking off from Zhukovsky and crash landed in a cornfield, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi; 2.7 nmi) away from the airport. All on board survived; 74 people sustained injuries, but none were severe.
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Accident | |
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Date | 15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) |
Summary | Crash-landed following bird strike resulting in dual engine failure |
Site | Near Zhukovsky International Airport, Moscow, Russia 55°30′43″N 38°15′07″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Airbus A321-211 |
Operator | Ural Airlines |
IATA flight No. | U6178 |
ICAO flight No. | SVR178 |
Call sign | SVERDLOVSK AIR 178 |
Registration | VQ-BOZ |
Flight origin | Zhukovsky International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
Destination | Simferopol International Airport, Simferopol, Crimea |
Occupants | 233 |
Passengers | 226 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 74 |
Survivors | 233 (all) |
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