| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | RA-85693 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Tupolev Tu-154 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Tupolev Tu-154 |
| Aircraft Version: | Tupolev Tu-154M |
| C/n (msn): | 90A866 |
| Operator Titles: | Sibir - Siberia Airlines |
| Local Operator Name: | Сибирь |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Athens (closed)Map |
| Country: | Greece |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LGAT IATA: ATH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 27 June 1996 |
| Photo by: | George Pantalos |
| Photo ID: | 853977 |
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Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 was a commercial flight shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force over the Black Sea on 4 October 2001, en route from Tel Aviv, Israel to Novosibirsk, Russia. The aircraft carried 66 passengers and 12 crew members. There were no survivors. The accident resulted from combat-missile launches during joint Ukrainian-Russian military air-defence exercises. Ukraine eventually admitted that it might have caused the crash, probably by an errant S-200 missile fired by its armed forces. This photo is copyright © George Pantalos, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 October 2025, and has since been viewed 34 times. |