47 fatalities
2011-06-20: RusAir Flight 9605 — Russia
On June 20, 2011, a RusAir Flight 9605 was involved in an aviation accident near Russia. 47 people were killed. The investigation identified controlled flight into terrain as a causal factor. This summary draws on records from Wikidata contributors.
Accident narrative
RusAir Flight 9605 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. The aircraft involved, a Tupolev Tu-134, was operating a RusAir scheduled domestic flight from Moscow. Of the 52 people on board, only 5 survived.
Contributing factors
controlled flight into terrain