AAIB Press Release
AAIB Press Release - 16 September 2008
AAIB PARTICIPATE IN RUSSIAN AVIATION ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
The Air Accident Investigation Commission of Russia's Interstate Aviation committee (MAK) is leading the investigation into the accident to a Boeing 737-500 that crashed near Perm, Russia, on 14 September 2008. The aircraft (VP-BKO), operated by Aeroflot-Nord but registered in Bermuda, was on a scheduled flight from Moscow to Perm with 6 crew and 82 passengers on board all of whom are reported to have received fatal injuries.
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), assisting the Governor of Bermuda (a British Overseas Territory) under the terms of a Memorandum of Agreement, has dispatched two Senior Inspectors of Air Accidents to participate in the investigation. Representatives from Bermuda's Department of Civil Aviation are acting as advisors to the AAIB team.