| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 17, 2007 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Location: | Samara, Russia |
| Operator: | UTAir Airlines |
| Flight #: | 471 |
| Route: | Surgut - Samara |
| AC Type: | Tupelov 134AK |
| Registration: | RA-65021 |
| cn / ln: | 48390 |
| Aboard: | 57 (passengers:50 crew:7) |
| Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:6 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While attempting to land in heavy fog, the airplane contacted the ground 400 m short of the runway. The left wing hit the ground and separated from the fuselage. The plane then rolled over inverted and the fuselage broke apart. The controllers' failure to warn the crew of worsening weather and the crew's erroneous decision to land despite poor visibility. |
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