UTair Aviation - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

  • On 17 March 2007, UTair Flight 471, a Tupolev Tu-134, crash-landed at Samara-Kurumoch Airport, killing 7 people and injuring 26.
  • On 2 July 2008, a UTair Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Yamal region, killing 9 and injuring 7 on board.
  • On 16 January 2010, a UTair Boeing 737-500, registration VQ-BAC, overrun the runway on landing at Vnukovo International Airport and was substantially damaged when the nosewheel collapsed.
  • On 20 December 2011, a UTair Mil Mi-26T helicopter crashed in an oilfield in western Siberia; one person was killed. UTair grounded all its Mil Mi-26T helicopters following this incident.
  • On 2 April 2012, UTair Flight 120, an ATR 72-200, registration VP-BYZ, crashed approximately 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) from Roschino International Airport serving Tyumen, Western Siberia, on a flight to Surgut International Airport. The aircraft was carrying 39 passengers and 4 crew. To date, 12 survivors with serious injuries and burns have been confirmed.
  • On 4 July 2012, a helicopter operated by UTair for an oil and gas company crashed in a remote area about 4 kilometers from the runway of Lensk Airport near Lensk. The wreckage was found several hours later and three bodies were recovered, with the fourth person also presumed killed. The cause was not immediately known, but UTair grounded all aircraft at Lensk Airport pending an investigation into the quality of fuel supply at the airport.
  • On 10 August 2012, UTair flight 5212 made an emergency landing at Simferopol airport after a tire burst.

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