Accident Yakovlev Yak-18T RA-0272G, Saturday 20 August 2011
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Date:Saturday 20 August 2011
Time:c. 15:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic Y18T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Yakovlev Yak-18T
Owner/operator:Nevsky Aeroklub
Registration: RA-0272G
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Ropsha, 49 km SW of St. Petersburg -   Russia
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: MAK
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed after caught on fire attempting aerobatics. Pilot (59) and three passengers killed.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: MAK
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20110904052152/http://www.net-tribune.de/nt/node/51923/news/Vier-Tote-bei-Absturz-eines-Kleinflugzeugs-in-Russland
http://www.actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/rusia/issue_28570.html
http://www.lifenews.ru/news/67246 (video)

http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/5/8/6/1176685.jpg (photo)

Images:


Photo: MAK

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Aug-2011 07:55 TB Added
20-Aug-2011 08:03 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ]
20-Aug-2011 12:09 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
20-Aug-2011 12:42 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Aug-2011 13:08 krasatpi Updated [Source, ]
21-Aug-2011 13:29 krasatpi Updated [Registration, ]
22-Aug-2011 02:40 RobertMB Updated [Source, ]
12-Jul-2020 17:39 harro Updated [Photo, Accident report, ]

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