Boeing 737-500 VQ-BBN

Summary

On 17 November 2013 at about 15:20 local time, a Boeing 737-500 registered VQ-BBN was involved in an accident near Kazan, Russia. 50 people were on board and 50 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 November 2013 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Kazan, Russia

Coordinates

55.6067, 49.2817

Aircraft

Boeing 737-500

Registration

VQ-BBN

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA14RA012

50 people died.

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

The Russian Interstate Aviation Committee, Accident Investigation Commission (IAC) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-500 that occurred on November 17, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the IAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the IAC.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.