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==Aircraft and crew== | ==Aircraft and crew== | ||
The aircraft, a 4-year old {{wp|Airbus A330|C858-300}}, serial number 72223, registration MB-25M, was manufactured in 2010, and Skytrain was its only operator to the day. It bore the title of Galleon of St. Gabriel, in honour of one of the patrons of Dulebia. The cabin was configured with 300 passenger seats. First and business class seats were equipped with in-seat in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems from QuanTech. The aircraft was powered by two high-bypass turbofan engines and had logged just over 9,590 hours before the crash. | |||
The in-flight entertainment system was the first of its kind to be equipped on a Skytrain plane. It allowed the first and business class passengers to browse the web, select and watch their own movies and games, and gamble. The system was installed on the plane 5 months prior to the accident. It was one of the first to be installed on any Skytrain vehicle, and was still undergoing tests. Its wiring was supplied by LFS, and the isolation was produced on the Pokrovsk factory of the company. | |||
The pilot-in-command was the 53-year-old Volodymyr Grelko. At the time of the accident, he had approximately 12,850 hours of total flying time, of which 8,900 hours in Skytrain and 2,500 on the C858. He was also an instructor pilot for the C717. Before his career with Skytrain, he worked in Eagle Air until the company was obtained by Skytrain in 2009. Later he transferred to the parent company as second pilot, and became an instructor and later captain in 2010-2012. Grelko also had a brief carrier in the Dulebian Air Force between 2001-2002, but only served as a ground technician. He was described as a friendly person with professional skills, who always worked with exactness and precision. On his 7-year account, he had no | |||
remarks and reprimands from his employers. | |||
The first officer, 37-year-old Bogdan Malysh, had approximately 6,700 hours of total flying time, including 550 hours on the C858. He was an instructor on the C717 too. He joined Skytrain in 2008, after passing the airline's flight school. Apart from the two pilots, onboard Flight 252 there was also another Skytrain crew comprising of 2 pilots, the 45-year-old captain Anatoliy Antonov and 42-year-old first officer Serhiy Konoplyanko. They used the flight as transportation to [[Königsrech]], from where they had a scheduled flight to Tanaus the same evening. The cabin crew comprised a maître de cabine (purser) and twelve flight attendants, operating in the three classes of the plane. All crew members on board Skytrain Flight 252 were qualified, certified, and trained in accordance with international regulations and had passed the Skytrain Steward school. | |||
==Flight timeline== | ==Flight timeline== | ||
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 The aircraft involved seen preparing to taxi in Kamianets, 2013. | |
| Crash/explosion | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 June 2014 |
| Summary | Electrical and instrument failure due to in-flight fire, causing loss of control |
| Site | Pokrovsk Shramovo Int'l Airport Pokrovsk, Dulebia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | UAK C858-300 |
| Aircraft name | Galleon of St. Gabriel |
| Operator | Skytrain |
| Registration | MB-25M |
| Flight origin | Pokrovsk Shramovo Int'l Airport Kamianets, Dulebia |
| Destination | Königsreh–Albert Polschnitz Airport Königsreh, Mascylla |
| Occupants | 309 |
| Passengers | 294 |
| Crew | 15 |
| Fatalities | 309 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Skytrain Flight 252 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Pokrovsk Shramovo International Airport in Pokrovsk, Dulebia to Königsreh–Albert Polschnitz Airport in Königsreh, Mascylla. On 15 June 2014, the C858-300 performing this flight, registration MB-25M, crashed in a forest 10 kilometres southwest of Pokrovsk Shramovo International Airport during an attempted left turn after a fire started on the aeroplane before take-off. All 309 passengers and crew on board the C858 were killed, making the crash the deadliest aviation accident in the history of Skytrain and Dulebia.
Aircraft and crew
The aircraft, a 4-year old C858-300, serial number 72223, registration MB-25M, was manufactured in 2010, and Skytrain was its only operator to the day. It bore the title of Galleon of St. Gabriel, in honour of one of the patrons of Dulebia. The cabin was configured with 300 passenger seats. First and business class seats were equipped with in-seat in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems from QuanTech. The aircraft was powered by two high-bypass turbofan engines and had logged just over 9,590 hours before the crash.
The in-flight entertainment system was the first of its kind to be equipped on a Skytrain plane. It allowed the first and business class passengers to browse the web, select and watch their own movies and games, and gamble. The system was installed on the plane 5 months prior to the accident. It was one of the first to be installed on any Skytrain vehicle, and was still undergoing tests. Its wiring was supplied by LFS, and the isolation was produced on the Pokrovsk factory of the company.
The pilot-in-command was the 53-year-old Volodymyr Grelko. At the time of the accident, he had approximately 12,850 hours of total flying time, of which 8,900 hours in Skytrain and 2,500 on the C858. He was also an instructor pilot for the C717. Before his career with Skytrain, he worked in Eagle Air until the company was obtained by Skytrain in 2009. Later he transferred to the parent company as second pilot, and became an instructor and later captain in 2010-2012. Grelko also had a brief carrier in the Dulebian Air Force between 2001-2002, but only served as a ground technician. He was described as a friendly person with professional skills, who always worked with exactness and precision. On his 7-year account, he had no remarks and reprimands from his employers.
The first officer, 37-year-old Bogdan Malysh, had approximately 6,700 hours of total flying time, including 550 hours on the C858. He was an instructor on the C717 too. He joined Skytrain in 2008, after passing the airline's flight school. Apart from the two pilots, onboard Flight 252 there was also another Skytrain crew comprising of 2 pilots, the 45-year-old captain Anatoliy Antonov and 42-year-old first officer Serhiy Konoplyanko. They used the flight as transportation to Königsrech, from where they had a scheduled flight to Tanaus the same evening. The cabin crew comprised a maître de cabine (purser) and twelve flight attendants, operating in the three classes of the plane. All crew members on board Skytrain Flight 252 were qualified, certified, and trained in accordance with international regulations and had passed the Skytrain Steward school.