Bashkirian Airlines 2937 and DHL 611
BFU identified late separation intervention, a descent contrary to TCAS and weaknesses in staffing and collision-avoidance integration.
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LEVEL 3 Final report
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Tupolev aircraft accidents and incidents
The Tupolev appears in 2 of the incidents we cover, flown by 2 operators from 1986 to 2002. 2 rest on a final report and 0 on preliminary or official information. This page lists the incidents we have documented from official reports. It is not a measure of the aircraft's safety.
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| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Location | Fatalities | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2002 | Bashkirian Airlines 2937 and DHL 611 | Tupolev TU154M and Boeing B757-200 | North of Uberlingen, near Lake Constance, Germany | 71 killed; both aircraft destroyed | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 19 October 1986 | Mozambique Presidential Tu-134 C9-CAA | Tupolev 134A-3 | Mbuzini, South Africa, about 35 nautical miles west of Maputo Airport | 34 in the accident statistics. One seriously injured passenger died on 5 January 1987. | LEVEL 3 Final report |
Mozambique Presidential Tu-134 C9-CAA
President Samora Machel's aircraft turned west during descent to Maputo and struck hills at Mbuzini. The South African board blamed approach procedures and the ignored terrain warning.
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LEVEL 3 Final report