Incident Tupolev Tu-204-100 RA-64043, Wednesday 5 March 2025
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Date:Wednesday 5 March 2025
Time:09:49
Type:Silhouette image of generic T204 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-204-100
Owner/operator:Red Wings Airlines
Registration: RA-64043
MSN: 1450743764043
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:137 km from the Penza airport -   Russia
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA/UUBW)
Destination airport:Grozny Airport (GRV/URMG)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During the flight along the route, the crew of the Tu-204 aircraft in the area of ​​FL350, azimuth 216, distance 137 km from the Penza airport, reported that the front landing gear door had presumably opened, requested a descent to FL200 and consultation with the airline's Mission Control Center to make a decision. At 10:05, on the recommendation of the Mission Control Center, it was decided to return to the departure airport.

Sources:

https://t.me/aviaincident/39483
https://t.me/aviatorshina/5977
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ra-64043#395b8143
https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/65

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Mar-2025 19:54 vasilf Added
05-Mar-2025 20:05 vasilf Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Source, ]

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