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| Date: | Saturday 8 January 2022 |
| Time: | 14:21 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-524 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | UTair Aviation |
| Registration: | VQ-BAD |
| MSN: | 27331/2652 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 125 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | W of Surgut -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Surgut Airport (SGC/USRR) |
| Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
UTair Aviation flight UT469, a Boeing 737-524, suffered a loss of cabin pressure after takeoff from Surgut, Russia. The aircraft reached a maximum altitude of FL280 after which the flight crew carried out an emergency descent to 10000 feet.
The flight turned back to Surgut and flew a holding pattern to burn fuel, before making a safe landing, two hours after takeoff.
Sources:
https://t.me/aviaincident/12689
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vq-bad#2a6e95b2
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 1997 | N16618 | Continental Airlines | 0 | Corpus Christi, TX |  |
non |
| 2 February 2023 | RA-73038 | Utair | 0 | Samara Kurumoch International Airport (KUF/UWWW) | |
non |
| 11 December 2023 | RA-73038 | UTair Airlines | 0 | near Moscow Vnukovo International Airport (VKO/UUWW) | |
unk |
| 5 November 2024 | RA-73038 | UTair Airlines | 0 | near Surgut, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2022 12:40 | harro | Added |
| 09-Jan-2022 12:40 | harro | Updated [Date, ] |
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