Of the survivors, one was a flight attendant. There were 43 passengers and nine crew members on board, a total of 52, of which 47 were killed and the remaining 5 injured. It was manufactured and first flown in 1980.
The aircraft involved was a twin-engine Tupolev Tu-134A-3, registration RA-65691, c/n 63195. RA-65691, the Tu-134 involved, seen in 2009 while in service with Tatarstan Airlines The pilot, according to the official, replied that he would attempt the first approach and said he could land the plane. Petrozavodsk ground control said they recommended the pilots take a second approach due to the low visibility and bad weather conditions. Īccording to airport officials, the plane was flying off-course by about 200 metres (660 ft) and started its descent much earlier than appropriate. The head of the federal air transport agency said the plane had hit a 15-metre (49 ft) tall pine tree before it crashed, adding that there was no fire or explosion on board the aircraft before the incident. At the time, thick fog was present in the area. The crash happened shortly after 23:40 local time (19:40 UTC), when contact with the jet was lost. While on final approach, the aircraft crashed onto the A-133 federal highway, about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) short of the runway. The RusAir Tu-134 was on a service for RusLine from Domodedovo Airport in Moscow to Petrozavodsk Airport. Of the 52 people on board, only 5 survived. The aircraft involved, a Tupolev Tu-134, was operating a RusAir scheduled domestic flight from Moscow. RusAir Flight 9605 (operating as RusLine Flight 243) was a passenger flight which crashed near Petrozavodsk in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, on 20 June 2011 while attempting to land in thick fog. Petrozavodsk Airport, Petrozavodsk, Russia
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