ASN Aircraft accident Dassault Falcon 50EX F-GLSA Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO)
Narrative:A Dassault Falcon 50EX corporate jet was destroyed in a takeoff accident at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport in Russia. The three crew members and the passenger, CEO of oil company Total, Christophe de Margerie, were killed.The airplane was cleared for takeoff from runway 06. During takeoff the jet impacted a snowplow. The airplane rolled over and burst into flames.
Take-off was carried out in a meteorological visibility of 350 m, friction coefficient of 0.5.
Debris from the aircraft was scattered up to 200 meters from the crash site, according to the rescue services. The engine was found some 50 meters from the crash site, while one of the landing gears was ripped off and discovered nearly 200 meters from the main mass of debris.
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» RT» Vnukovo Airport» BEA» MAKMETAR Weather report:
19:30 UTC / 23:30 local time:UUWW 201930Z 13003MPS 0600 R06/1400D -DZ FG VV002 01/01 Q0994 06510150 TEMPO 0200 FG OVC00120:00 UTC / 00:00 local time:UUWW 202000Z 13003MPS 0350 R06/0900V1100U -DZ FG VV003 01/01 Q0994 06510150 TEMPO 0200 FG OVC001Photos
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.