Ugh: New Video Of 2019 Aeroflot Plane Crash

By: Ben Schlappig

Published: April 15, 2020

31 comments

In May 2019, Aeroflot had a deadly crash landing with a Sukhoi Superjet 100. The plane was scheduled to operate a flight from Moscow to Murmansk, but after takeoff the pilots declared an emergency.

The plane landed back in Moscow 27 minutes after it took off, and tragically 41 of the 78 people onboard died. While there was some video footage of the incident at the time, some new footage was just released of the incident, which gives a much clearer view of where the plane came to a stop and evacuated.

You can take a look at the video below, though of course some people may prefer not to watch it.

https://twitter.com/breakingavnews/status/1250381634123313153

I have a few thoughts based on the video:

Ugh, that’s awful to watch
It’s impressive that the emergency door was opened within 10 seconds of the plane coming to a stop, and the first passengers were off within 15 seconds
This really gives you perspective on the extent to which the rear of the aircraft was on fire even well before the plane came to a stop
It’s infuriating to see the number of people getting off the plane with luggage, and to think how those precious seconds probably cost some people their lives; they say it for a reason — in an emergency evacuation, leave all carry-on items behind

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Radvlad Guest

April 18, 2020, 4:16 pm

God what a horrible way to die. People in the back of the plane never had a chance. Hopefully most of them passed out from the smoke.

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Basil Foster Guest

April 18, 2020, 10:07 am

@UpperDeckJohnny Thanks for the correction. I think I wondered (I'm about to give a hint to my vintage here) why holding the slides is never mentioned in the safety briefing anymore. Yes, I actually listen to them. Interestingly, on my second point about the explosion/deflagration difference, I actually had a conversation about that yesterday with respect to the 9-11 events. The individual kept referring to the jets "exploding" and I had to educate him on the difference between what happens when appropriately termed "explosives" detonate and when combustibles deflagrate. Thanks again.

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UpperDeckJohnny Guest

April 18, 2020, 12:45 am

@Basil Foster It would not be possible for the slides to be held taught by human power, neither is it necessary. Observing this evacuation you'll see that certainly at the beginning there are 2, 3 or even 4 passengers on the slide at the same time. This weight, which should have continued for a successful 100% evacuation would be enough to hold the slide down even if it were necessary. ("Near vertical" is actually possible anyway. Have you been down a slide from the upper deck of a 747, I have in a mock evacuation. It's near vertical and pretty terrifying, but probably less so if flames are scorching my a** in a real scenario! However you are correct on two points. Yes the first two passengers down the slide should hold the slide taught for the remaining passengers. But this is before pneumatic slides and the slides were hand held and canvass (see BOAC B707 G-APWE, LHR 1967) And today the first passengers down the slide should be told by the cabin crew to assist in removing people from the bottom of the slide so as not to cause a bottleneck.

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Basil Foster Guest

April 16, 2020, 6:51 pm

2 things: Aren't the first ones down the slides supposed to help keep them extended so they don't fold and cause injury to people going almost vertically down them? In the Emirates video, that wasn't an explosion, it was a deflagration which caused a buildup of pressure in the fuel tank which ruptured violently and blew the wing apart.

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David Diamond

April 16, 2020, 2:38 pm

@Callum Then maybe they shouldn't tune out during the safety demonstration/video? Maybe the crew should do their job and direct them to not get their luggage? Maybe the authorities should punish people who did get their luggage? This isn't a "ops my bad", this is a matter of life and death. People likely died in this accident because of the selfish assholes.

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