| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 04, 2001 |
| Time: | 1344 |
| Location: | 110 miles SW of Sochi, Russia |
| Operator: | Sibir Airlines |
| Flight #: | 1812 |
| Route: | Tel Aviv - Novosibirsk, Russia |
| AC Type: | Tupolev Tu-154M |
| Registration: | RA-85693 |
| cn / ln: | 90A-866 |
| Aboard: | 78 (passengers:66 crew:12) |
| Fatalities: | 78 (passengers:66 crew:12) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft exploded in mid-air at 36,000 ft. while en route over the Black Sea. The plane then nose-dived crashing into the water. The airliner was brought down accidentally by a Ukrainian surface-to-air missile, fired during military exercises. |
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