Accident description
| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | 26 OCT 2009 |
| Time: | 21:35 |
| Type: | British Aerospace BAe-125-800B |
| Operator: | S-Air |
| Registration: | RA-02807 |
| C/n / msn: | 258076 |
| First flight: | 1986 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-5R-1H |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) from Minsk-2 International Airport (MSQ) (Belarus)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW), Russia |
| Minsk-2 International Airport (MSQ/UMMS), Belarus | |
| Flightnumber: | 9607 |
A British Aerospace BAe-125-800B executive jet, registered RA-02807, was destroyed when it crashed in a forest while on approach to Minsk-2 International Airport (MSQ), Belarus. The airplane operated on S-Air flight RLS9607. The flight took off from Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO), Russia on a flight to Minsk. The airplane crashed into a forest and broke up while on approach to runway 31.
Weather reported fifty-five minutes after the time of the accident (18:35 UTC):
UMMS 261930Z 17003MPS 120V220 3500-DZ BR OVC002 09/09 Q1016 R31/290060 NOSIG RMK QBB060 =
[Wind 170 degrees at 6 knots, variable from 120° to 220°; Visibility 3500 m in light drizzle; Ceiling 200 feet overcast; QNH 1016 MB]
A current NOTAM reported that the ILS glidepath and localizer of runway 31 were unserviceble: "RWY 31: ILS GP, LOC U/S. PALS CAT II AVBL"
Sources:
» RIA Novosti
» Belorusskiye Novosti
» Russian Ministry of Transport
Photos
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | G-5-535 | British Aerospace | test registration |
| 1986 | D-CGVW | Volkswagen | delivered |
| 13 SEP 1993 | G-BVAS | British Aerospace | registered |
| 08 MAR 1997 | RA-02807 | Meridian Air Co Ltd | delivered |
| RA-02807 | Aero Rent | ||
| 20 JUL 2008 | RA-02807 | S-Air |
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW) to Minsk-2 International Airport (MSQ/UMMS) as the crow flies is 618 km (386 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
Distance from Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW) to Minsk-2 International Airport (MSQ/UMMS) as the crow flies is 618 km (386 miles).








