Plane crash of Tu-154M Polish Air Force with the government delegation on board near Smolensk
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Date of the crash: 10.04.2010
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The time of the crash: 10: 41
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Country air crash: Russia
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Place the crash: Smolensk region, near the airport Smolensk-North
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Type of aircraft: Tu-154M
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Registration of aircraft: 101
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Name of aviation companies: Polskie Wojska Lotnicze
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Flight: PLF 101
Chronology of events:
At the distance of 244 m from the first collision and for 61 m to the left of the axis of the strip the aircraft collided with the left birch trunk, the diameter of which was 30-40 cm at a height of 5 m. As a result, a part of the left PEC of length 6,5 m was separated. He reached about 90 degrees, and continued the movement, colliding with the trees and collapsing. At a distance of 580 m in an inverted position from the site of the first collision with the left bank, 200-210 ° collided with the ground and collapsed completely. The main part of the debris was found in 350-500 m from the end of the 26 strip to the left of its axis at 100-150 m. At the time of the crash, the actual visibility was horizontal 300-500 m and vertical 40-50 m, fog. In the valley, directly, where there was a collision with the ground plane, the vertical visibility was no more than 20 m.
Data on victims:
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Total on board were people 96: 8 88 crew members and passengers. Total killed 96 people: crew 8, 88 passengers.
Details of the crash:
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Phase of flight: the approach
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Identified causes of the crash: crew error
Data on the plane:
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Type of aircraft: Tu-154M
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Aircraft ID: 101
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The country in which the registered aircraft: Poland
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Date of manufacture of the aircraft: 29.06.1990
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Serial number of the aircraft :: 90A837
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Hours aircraft: 5143
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The cycles of use of the aircraft: 3899
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Engines: 59319012423 59249012426 59219012414
Flight data:
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Flight: PLF 101
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Tour type: Administrative
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Aviation company: Polskie Wojska Lotnicze
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The country in which the company was registered aircraft: Poland
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Flying from: Warsaw
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Flying in: Smolensk (North)
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Original item: Warsaw
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A final point: Smolensk (North)
Additional information:
Information about the crew:
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FAC Captain Arkadiusz Protasiuk
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copilot Major Robert Gzhivna
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Zantac navigator Lieutenant Arthur
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mechanic cornet Andrzej Michalak
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flight attendants:
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Yanushko Natalia Matseychik Barbara
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Justyna Moniuszko
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Flight service VIPs - Pogrudka-Ventslavek Agnieszka.