Date: | July 01, 2002 |
Location: | Uberlingen, Germany |
Aircraft: | Tupolev TU-154M / Boeing B-757-23APFs |
Reg: | RA85816 / A9C-DHL |
Airline: | Bashkirian Airlines / DHL Worldwide Express |
Flight No: | 2927 / 611 |
Fatalities: | 71 : 71 |
A Boeing 757 and Tupolev 154 collided over southern Germany at 35,400 ft. Debris was spread across a 20 mile radius. The pilot of the Russian plane received conflicting instructions from his TCAS and from ATC. |