ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221000
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 January 2019 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-22M3 |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | 35 Red |
| MSN: | l/n 83-03 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Olenegorsk/Olenya Air Base (XLMO), Murmansk region -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Olenya Air Base (XLMO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 military bomber (35 Red / RF-94159) not armed landed in a blizzard and crashed. Two crew members died in the crash and two -the commander and the navigator- were injured. One of the injured crew members later died in hospital from the injuries sustained in the crash.
According to the military source, the cause of the accident could be a piloting error in worsening weather conditions: the aircraft caught fire and structure was destroyed.
According to the agency interlocutor, the crew members served in Olenegorsk and had a great experience in flying. "These are first class pilots, all have a large number of flying hours," said a source.
The aircraft was produced by the Kazan Aviation Plant. S.P. Gorbunova in 1986 and underwent a major overhaul in 2012.
Specialists of PJSC "Tupolev" will take part in the investigation of the causes of the crash.
Sources:
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article224892480.html
https://defence-blog.com/news/russian-tu-22m3-long-range-bomber-crashes-in-murmansk-region.html
https://tech2.org/russia/the-tu-22m3-bomber-crashed-on-landing-in-the-murmansk-region-accident/
https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/6027408
https://topwar.ru/27234-aviaremont-2012.html
https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3502758.html
https://aeronews.alle.bg/%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80-%D1%82%D1%83-22%D0%BC3/
https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3506678.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzvzxEzTphE
Media:
While #Russia MoD reportedly stated the Tu-22M3 involved was not carrying weapons imagery suggests at very least an [unarmed] Kh-22 training round on port wing. pic.twitter.com/Ff9dZ9kPkx
— Joseph Dempsey (@JosephHDempsey) January 27, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2019 12:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Jan-2019 12:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 22-Jan-2019 13:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2019 14:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2019 15:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2019 17:50 | GeoffR | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2019 20:41 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Jan-2019 06:39 | sinfu2a | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 23-Jan-2019 10:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2019 12:35 | marko | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jan-2019 05:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-Jan-2019 08:11 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jan-2019 08:12 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-Jan-2019 12:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
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