Air disaster

Aeroflot Flight 1492

5 May 2019 · 55.97° N, 37.40° E

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What the records say

When
5 May 2019
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
55.97° N, 37.40° E
Description
aviation accident in Moscow on 5 May 2019
Deaths
41
Injured
10
Cause
lightning strike

Aeroflot Flight 1492

2019 aviation accident in Russia

Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Moscow–Sheremetyevo to Murmansk, Russia. On 5 May 2019, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft operating the flight was climbing out when it was struck by lightning. The aircraft suffered an electrical failure and returned to Sheremetyevo for an emergency landing.

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