Skytrain Flight 252

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The aircraft involved seen preparing to taxi in Kamianets, 2013.
Crash/explosion
Date15 June 2014 (2014-06-15)
SummaryElectrical and instrument failure due to in-flight fire, causing loss of control
SitePokrovsk Shramovo Int'l Airport
Pokrovsk, Dulebia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeUAK C858-300
Aircraft nameGalleon of St. Gabriel
OperatorSkytrain
RegistrationMB-25M
Flight originPokrovsk Shramovo Int'l Airport
Kamianets, Dulebia
DestinationKönigsreh–Albert Polschnitz Airport
Königsreh, Mascylla
Occupants309
Passengers294
Crew15
Fatalities309
Survivors0

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 accident in the history of Skytrain.

Aircraft and crew

Flight timeline

Post-crash response

Search and rescue operation

Response to victims' families and friends

Investigation and cause

Aftermath

See also