Boeing 737 VQ-BJI

Summary

On 1 September 2018 at about 03:38 local time, a Boeing 737 registered VQ-BJI, operated by UTAir, was involved in an accident near Sochi, Russia. 172 people were on board and 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 September 2018 at 03:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Sochi, Russia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

VQ-BJI

Category

Airplane

Operator

UTAir

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

DCA18WA277

6 people had minor injuries.

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 Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) of Russia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on September 01, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the MAK of Russia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacturer of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the MAK of Russia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.