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Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949
Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949 was a Russian domestic passenger flight from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Khabarovsk, that crashed on 6 December 1995 (7 December local time), killing all ninety-eight people aboard (including six children). The crash occurred after the aircraft had entered into a steep downward spiral during automated flight at an altitude of .
The aircraft operator, Khabarovsk United Air Group, was later rebranded to Dalavia and became defunct in 2008.
Background.
The aircraft
Airport after an engine fails due to improper maintenance, killing 52 of 82 on board.
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