Rescuers found in the Black sea for the wreckage of the missing Tu-154 – RBC

Photo: Yegor Aleev/TASS

In the Black sea, found the wreckage of the missing from radar screens aircraft of the defense Ministry, Tu-154, bound for the Syrian Latakia. Fragments of the liner, as well as personal belongings of passengers was discovered 1.5 km from the shore

In the Black sea — 1.5 km from beach — found fragments of the aircraft. It is reported TASS with reference to the press service of the southern regional emergency center.

According to the source, 5.5 km from the coastline is found an oily stain. “1.5 km from the shore fragments of the liner, in particular, the front chassis. In the Black sea discovered the personal belongings of the passengers,” — said the source. According to him, the depth in the oily spots is 100-150 meters.

“unfortunately, over an hour of search operations had failed to detect a single raft. Thus was found a few fragments scattered over a distance of 1.5 to 8 km from the coastline,” — said the source “Interfax” in emergency services.

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the Tu-154 belonging to the Russian defense Ministry, disappeared from radar screens shortly after takeoff from the airport in Adler. The ship, on Board of which, according to the defense Ministry, there were 84 passengers and eight crew members were sent to the Syrian Latakia. In addition to the military personnel on Board the aircraft were the artists of the song and dance ensemble of the Alexandrov, who flew to the base Hamim to congratulate the group of Russian air force with the New year. In addition, on Board were nine journalists. Among them three employees of the First channel and three – channel “Zvezda”.

emergency services In the region, TASS reported updated data showing that, among the 91 people on Board, was 68 musicians of the Alexandrov ensemble, nine media representatives, six adults and eight crew members.

the Tu-154 ─ passenger aircraft developed by the design Bureau of Andrei Tupolev. Serial production was started in 1969 in Kuibyshev at factory No. 18. The first flight with passengers on Board took place on the route Vnukovo – Mineralnye Vody on 9 February 1972. The Tu-154 became the most popular passenger jet in the history of the USSR and Russia. Commercially available until 2013, published a total of 998 planes, the Tu-154 various modifications, the main of which – the Tu-154B and Tu-154M. Specifications: capacity 164-180 people, the length of the plane – 47,9 meters, a wing span of 37.5 meters, and the height is 11.4 meters, cruising speed – 900 km/h.

From the end of the zero years of the Tu-154 almost everywhere is out of service. First on the withdrawal of the parks aircraft Soviet — made Tu-154 and Il-86 — announced S7 Airlines. In November 2009, on the Tu-154 stopped flying based in Saint-Petersburg airline “Russia”. The carrier has replaced these aircraft a Boeing 737, but later made a choice in favor of the A320 family. Aeroflot has announced its plans in 2008 and completed the process in early 2010, the Main causes of the withdrawal of the Tu-154 of the parks — low fuel efficiency of aircraft, as well as the high accident rate.

In January 2014 to operate in the world had only 80 aircraft Tu-154. As of July 2016, the only commercial operator of the aircraft Tu-154 in Russia was the ALROSA airline with two aircraft.

the Last aircraft with serial number 998 was released on 19 Feb 2013 and transferred to the Ministry of defense of Russia.