- Date
- September 1, 2018
- Place
- Sochi, Russia
- Injuries
- 6 minor, 166 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- VQ-BJIBoeing 737
- Defining event
- Landing: Runway excursion
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98204
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Runway excursionAll aircraft: 3,643 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) of Russia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on September 01, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the MAK of Russia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacturer of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the MAK of Russia.
Aircraft
- Registration
- VQ-BJI
- Reported as
- Boeing 737
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- UTAir