Aeroflot Flight 1492

RA-89098, The aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2017
Accident
Date	5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)
Summary	Struck by lightning, caught fire and exploded after emergency landing
Site	Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Sukhoi Superjet 100
Aircraft name	Mustai Karim
Operator	Aeroflot
IATA flight No.	SU1492
ICAO flight No.	AFL1492
Call sign	AEROFLOT 1492
Registration	RA-89098
Flight origin	Sheremetyevo International Airport
Destination	Murmansk Airport, Murmansk, Russia
Occupants	78
Passengers	73
Crew	5
Fatalities	41
Injuries	10
Survivors	37

Aeroflot Flight 1492 was a regular passenger flight operated by Aeroflot. The Russian passenger flight was meant to fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow to Murmansk Airport, Murmansk. On 5 May 2019, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft used for the flight returned to Sheremetyevo shortly after take-off. The plane was reported to have veered off the runway and caught fire. Of the 78 people on board, including five crew, 41 people died in the crash.^[1][2][3]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to RA-89098 (aircraft).

• RRJ-95B RA-89098 05.05.2019 - Interstate Aviation Committee - Russian version
• Aeroflot news releases Archived 2022-04-08 at the Wayback Machine

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