The aircraft involved in the accident as seen in February 2011 at Tolmachevo Airport. |
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 11 July 2011 |
| Type | Ditching after engine fire |
| Site | Ob River |
| Passengers | 33 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Injuries | 20 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Survivors | 30 |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-24RV |
| Operator | Angara Airlines |
| Tail number | RA-47302 |
| Flight origin | Bogashevo Airport, Tomsk, Russia |
| Destination | Surgut International Airport, Surgut, Russia |
Angara Airlines Flight 5007 was a passenger flight which ditched into the Ob River, Russia, on 11 July 2011. Seven of the 37 people on board died. The aircraft involved, an Antonov An-24, was operating Angara Airlines' scheduled domestic service from Bogashevo Airport, Tomsk to Surgut International Airport, Surgut. After a fire developed in the port engine in flight, the crew attempted to divert to Nizhnevartovsk Airport, but instead ditched in the river.
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The accident aircraft was an Antonov An-24RV, a 44-seat twin turboprop transport, registered RA-47302.[1]
Flight 5007 was en route from Bogashevo Airport, Tomsk, Russia to Surgut International Airport, Surgut with 4 crew and 33 passengers on board.[1]The aircraft took off from Bogashevo at 10:10 local time.[2] During the flight, an engine oil contamination alert was shown to the crew whilst the aircraft was flying at an altitude of 6,000 metres (20,000 ft).[3] At 11:48, the port engine was reported to be on fire.[2] The application of both fire extinguishers failed to extinguish the fire.[3] The crew decided to divert to Nizhnevartovsk Airport. The aircraft subsequently ditched in the Ob River, either near Medvedevo, some 30 kilometres (19 mi) short of Nizhnevartovsk,[1] or at Strezhevoy, 63 kilometres (39 mi) east of Nizhnevartovsk and 183 kilometres (114 mi) east of Surgut.[4] Seven of the 37 people on board were killed. The aircraft was written off,[2] with the tail and port engine having been ripped off and the starboard engine partially detached from its mountings. The aircraft came to rest in shallow water.[1] Twenty people were reported to have been taken to hospital.[4]
The Interstate Aviation Committee (Russian: Межгосударственный авиационный комитет (МАК)) of the Commonwealth of Independent States opened an investigation into the accident.[1] Both cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were recovered. МАК stated that it had downloaded information from both instruments.[3]
On 17 August, it was reported that the maintenance of the aircraft was not compliant with Russian Law. A check stated to have been done and entered in the aircraft's technical logbook had not been performed. A criminal investigation was opened and two officials of Angara Airlines were charged.[1]