Tupolev TU154 101
10 April 2010 · Smolensk, Russia · Fatal
Summary
On 10 April 2010 at about 06:56 local time, a Tupolev TU154 registered 101, operated by Polish Air Force, was involved in an accident near Smolensk, Russia. 89 people were on board and 89 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Smolensk, Russia
- Nearest airport
- Smolensk Military Aerodrome (XUBS)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Tupolev TU154
- Registration
- 101
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Polish Air Force
- Operating rule
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Smolensk
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ENG10RA025
People
89 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On April 10, 2010, about 0656 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Tupolev Tu-154M, Tail Number 101, operated by the Polish Air Force as flight PLF101, crashed during approach to the Military Aerodrom Smolensk "Severnyi", Russia. All 89 passengers and 7 flightcrew were killed, including the President of Poland. The airplane was destroyed by impact and postcrash fire. Following the accident, the governments of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Poland concluded a bilateral agreement that the regional international independent safety investigation organization, the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), would conduct the investigation. Although the airplane was operated as a "state" aircraft, by the mutual agreement, the investigation was conducted following the guidance provided in ICAO Annex 13 Standards and Recommended Practices. As the United States was state of design and manufacture for the TAWS and FMS units, the NTSB was requested to support the investigation activity. For more information on the accident investigation, contact MAK at [email protected].
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Tupolev TU154 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2010 | Tupolev TU154 | Izhma, Russia | - | Unknown | - |
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