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2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash

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The 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash occurred on September 7, 2011, at 16:02 local time, when a Yak-Service Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying the professional ice hockey team and coaching staff of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), crashed near Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was on its way to Minsk, Belarus to start the 2011–12 KHL season.[1][2]

All players from the main roster plus four from the youth team were on board the aircraft, which caught fire and crashed shortly after take-off, 2.5 km from Tunoshna Airport. Preliminary reports say that all but two people who were on board are confirmed dead.[3]

Players on board were from Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and Sweden. Despite earlier reports it appears defenseman Ruslan Salei was in fact not on the flight as he took and earlier flight to Belarus, seperate from the rest of the team. </ref>Russian jet carrying hockey team crashes (English). 'Fox Sports'. Fox Sports (7 September 2011). Retrieved on 2011-09-07.</ref> On September 12, Alexander Galimov, despite continuing therapy using all possible contemporary treatment, passed away.[4]

Aircraft[]

The aircraft, a Yakovlev Yak-42D, construction number 4520421301017, was first flown by Tatarstan Airlines in 1993, and was later sold to charter airline Yak-Service, who was the operator of the plane when it crashed. The aircraft, whilst being operated by Tatarstan Airlines, had been banned from making flights to the European Community in 2009, following airworthiness and air safety concerns.[5]

Accident[]

The Yak-Service aircraft struck a tower mast at Tunoshna Airport as it was taking off. The plane then listed to the right and crashed into the Volga River beyond the airport, catching fire.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who had been on his way to Yaroslavl for the Global Policy Forum, sent his condolences to the families of those killed in the crash,[6] and will visit the crash site.[1]

Upon hearing the news, KHL officials stopped and postponed the Salavat Yulaev Ufa–Atlant Moscow Oblast game already in progress.[7]

Investigation[]

The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK), in accordance with Russian legislation, have opened an investigation into the circumstances and causes of the accident.[8]

People on board[]

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the aircraft manifest saw 8 crew members and 37 passengers being listed as being present on the flight, including:[9]

Hockey players killed[]

Twenty-six players of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team were killed:[10]

Player Age Country Position
Vitali Anikienko[lower-alpha 1] 24 Flag of Russia Russia D
Mikhail Balandin 31 Flag of Russia Russia D
Gennady Churilov 24 Flag of Russia Russia C
Pavol Demitra 36 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia C
Robert Dietrich 25 Flag of Germany Germany D
Alexander Galimov[12][13] 26 Flag of Russia Russia LW
Marat Kalimulin 23 Flag of Russia Russia D
Alexander Kalyanin 23 Flag of Russia Russia RW
Andrei Kiryukhin 24 Flag of Russia Russia RW
Nikita Klyukin 21 Flag of Russia Russia C
Stefan Liv 30 Flag of Sweden Sweden G
Jan Marek 31 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic C
Sergei Ostapchuk 21 Flag of Belarus Belarus LW
Karel Rachůnek 32 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic D
Ruslan Salei[14] 36 Flag of Belarus Belarus D
Maxim Shuvalov 18 Flag of Russia Russia D
Kārlis Skrastiņš[15] 37 Flag of Latvia Latvia D
Pavel Snurnitsyn 19 Flag of Russia Russia F
Daniil Sobchenko[lower-alpha 1] 20 Flag of Russia Russia C
Ivan Tkachenko 31 Flag of Russia Russia LW
Pavel Trakhanov 33 Flag of Russia Russia D
Yuri Urychev[lower-alpha 2] 20 Flag of Russia Russia D
Josef Vašíček 30 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic C
Alexander Vasyunov[17] 23 Flag of Russia Russia LW
Alexander Vyukhin[lower-alpha 1] 38 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine G
Artem Yarchuk 21 Flag of Russia Russia LW

Team staff[]

Flight crew[]

  • Andrei Solomentsev — pilot
  • Igor Zhivelov — copilot
  • Nadezhda Maksumova — flight attendant
  • Vladimir Matyushin — flight engineer
  • Elena Sarmatova — flight attendant
  • Elena Shavina — flight attendant
  • Sergey Zhuravlev — mechanic
  • Alexander Sizov — flight engineer – survived[20]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 At least 43 dead as plane carrying Russian ice-hockey team crashes. RIA Novosti (7 September 2011). Retrieved on 7 September 2011.
  2. ↑ http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=375297
  3. ↑ Top KHL squad killed in passenger plane crash in Russia — RT
  4. ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/sep/12/ice-hockey-alexander-galimov-dies
  5. ↑ Commission Regulation (EC) No 1144/2009 of 26 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 establishing the Community list of air carriers which are subject to an operating ban within the Community
  6. ↑ "Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team killed in a plane crash", Presidential Administration of Russia, 7 September 2011. Retrieved on 7 September 2011. 
  7. ↑ http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Plane-crash-kills-majority-of-KHL-team-Lokomot?urn=nhl-wp11993
  8. ↑ "Як-42 RA-42433 07.09.2011", Interstate Aviation Committee, 7 September 2011. Retrieved on 7 September 2011. 
  9. ↑ (Russian) "СПИСОК экипажа и пассажиров, находившихся на борту воздушного судна Як-42", Ministry of Emergency Situations, 7 September 2011. Retrieved on 7 September 2011. 
  10. ↑ Pinchevsky, Tal (7 September 2011). Victims of 2011 Lokomotiv plane crash.
  11. ↑ Template error: argument title is required. 
  12. ↑ You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}. (ru) (7 September 2011).
  13. ↑ You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}. (ru). Gazeta.ru (7 September 2011).
  14. ↑ Dave Waddell (7 September 2011). Former Red Wings McCrimmon and Salei killed in Russian plane crash. Windsor Star.
  15. ↑ Lynn Berry (7 September 2011). Russian jet crash kills 43, many top hockey stars. Forbes.
  16. ↑ You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}. (ru) (8 September 2011).
  17. ↑ Gulitti, Tom (7 September 2011). Devils' prospect among those killed in Russian hockey team plane crash. northjersey.com.
  18. ↑ St. James, Helene (2011-09-07). Ex-Red Wings assistant Brad McCrimmon killed in Russian crash. 'Detroit Free-Press'. Detroit Free-Press. Retrieved on 7 September 2011.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Former Leafs Karpovtsev, Korolev Killed In Russian Plane Crash. NHL (7 September 2011).
  20. ↑ Первые фото с места крушения Як-42 под Ярославлем (Russian). LifeNews (7 September 2011). Retrieved on 2011-09-07.
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