ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165414
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| Date: | 14-MAR-2014 |
| Time: | 15:16 |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-111 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-GRXC |
| MSN: | 1677 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| 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) |
| Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) |
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
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 Jun 2009 | F-GRXC | Air France | 0 | Belgrade |  |
min |
| 8 Aug 2011 | F-GRXC | Air France | 0 | Casablanca-Mohammed V Airport (GMMN) |  |
non |
Images:
Photo of F-GRXC courtesy AirHistory.net
Helsinki - Vantaa (EFHK / HEL)
8 October 2021; (c) Pertti Sipilä
Flight track of AF-1645 up to the point were it passed 8000 m. (Flightradar24)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2014 18:38 | harro | Added |
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