Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 — November 2013 aeroplane accident in Russia
All 50 aboard died when a Boeing 737-500 crashed at Kazan, exposing failures in airline safety management and regulatory oversight in Russia.
Key Facts
- Date of crash
- 17 November 2013, 19:24 local time (UTC+4)
- Aircraft type
- Boeing 737-500
- Total fatalities
- 50 (44 passengers, 6 crew)
- Route
- Moscow to Kazan, Russia
- Operator
- Tatarstan Airlines on behalf of Ak Bars Aero
- Official cause
- Pilot error during go-around procedure
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
According to the Interstate Aviation Committee, the crash resulted from pilot error during a go-around procedure. The crew lacked the skill to recover from an excessive nose-up attitude. Underlying these deficiencies were systemic failures in the airline's safety management system and inadequate regulatory oversight by aviation authorities.
On 17 November 2013, Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363, a Boeing 737-500 operating a scheduled domestic flight from Moscow, crashed during an aborted landing at Kazan International Airport at 19:24 local time. The aircraft struck the ground, killing all 44 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
All 50 people aboard perished in the accident. The official investigation attributed the disaster to pilot error compounded by airline management and regulatory failures. One commission member filed a dissenting opinion suggesting the aircraft's elevator controls may have malfunctioned, leaving some questions about the cause unresolved.