Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268 crash site (Moscow)

Russia / Moskovskaja Oblast / Lesnoy Gorodok / Moscow
 invisible, aircraft crash site
Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268 was a repositioning flight that, on December 29, 2012 at 16:35 local time (12:35 GMT), crashed after overrunning Runway 19 at Moscow Vnukovo International Airport following a flight from Pardubice Airport, Czech Republic. The aircraft, a Tupolev Tu-204, broke up after the overrun, killing 5 of its crew of 8 (there were no passengers). The accident marked the second hull-loss of a Tupolev Tu-204, as well as the type's first (and so far only) fatal accident since its introduction in 1989.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Wings_Airlines_Flight_9268
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Coordinates:   55°35'1"N   37°15'17"E
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