Aeroflot flight SU1492 was the fatal flight that shocked the world. The domestic passenger service operating from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Murmansk departed on May fifth, 2019; nevertheless, the flight, when climbing away from Moscow, was struck by lightning, encountering an electrical failure, which required a return to SVO for an emergency landing. The aircraft bounced on landing and touched the runway too hard, causing the landing gear to disintegrate and fuel to spill onto the wings, bursting right into a ball of fireplace. The flames engulfed the rear portion of the aircraft, with 41 of the 78 passengers perishing in the fireplace.
The world was shocked last 12 months when a Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash resulted in lots of lives lost. Nevertheless, just over a 12 months because the tragedy unfurled, a Easy Flying article from April 2020 outlined the Russian Investigative Committee’s findings. The aircraft, a Russian-built Sukhoi Superjet 100 (registration RA-89098), was only two years old on the time of the crash, operated by pilot Denis Evdokimov, who on June thirtieth was sentenced the captain to 6 years in an open prison over the fatal crash that killed so many.
Six years in prison
The court recently sentenced Evdokimox to 6 years in a Russian prison, issued a advantageous of RU 2.5 million rubles ($28,400), and slapped a ban on being unable to carry the pilot role for not less than three years.
Sources: Flightglobal