| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 03, 1994 |
| Time: | 1208 |
| Location: | Near Mamony, Siberia, Russia |
| Operator: | Baikal Air |
| Flight #: | 130 |
| Route: | Irkutsk - Moscow |
| AC Type: | Tupolev TU-154M |
| Registration: | RA-85656 |
| cn / ln: | 89A801 |
| Aboard: | 124 (passengers:115 crew:9) |
| Fatalities: | 124 (passengers:115 crew:9) |
| Ground: | 1 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed during takeoff following a fire in the No. 2 engine and subsequent loss of the two remaining engines. Faulty air starter unit. Crew took off ignoring the "starter warning light" thinking it was false. The crew underestimated the severity of the situation due to shortcomings in the operational documentation. Breakup of the No.2 engine starter, damaging fuel and oil lines and causing a fire. |
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