Mid-air collision Incident Airbus A319-111 F-GRXC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165414
 
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Date:Friday 14 March 2014
Time:15:16
Type:Silhouette image of generic A319 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A319-111
Owner/operator:Air France
Registration: F-GRXC
MSN: 1677
Year of manufacture:2002
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B5/P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:100 km W of Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE) -   Russia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE)
Destination airport:Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Air France flight AF-1645 from Moscow to Paris was involved in in near midair collision over Russia.
The Airbus A319 took off from runway 25L at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport at 15:03 hours local time.
The flight climbed on a westerly heading. About 15:16, while climbing through an altitude of 8000 m, a large Tupolev Tu-95 four-engine turboprop strategic bomber descended of the A319, passing overhead at a separation of about 100 m.
At the time, the Air France flight was being handed over to another air traffic controller, according to Russian media.

Sources:

https://iz.ru/news/569052
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/2014/04/11/97002-20140411FILWWW00129-un-airbus-francais-evite-de-peu-un-bombardier.php

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
11 June 2009 F-GRXC Air France 0 Belgrade min
Collision with Ground support equipment
8 August 2011 F-GRXC Air France 0 Casablanca-Mohammed V Airport (GMMN) non

Images:


Flight track of AF-1645 up to the point were it passed 8000 m. (Flightradar24)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Apr-2014 18:38 harro Added

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