Russia’s air accident investigation agency has identified the Pulkovo Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed near the Ukrainian city of Donetsk today.
The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) confirms the aircraft as a Tu-154M bearing the registration RA-85185.
Flight's fleet database ACAS shows that the aircraft is a 15-year old example owned by the airline.
MAK says it has dispatched a team of air accident specialists to the crash site. The tri-jet had been operating a service from the Russian Black Sea port of Anapa to St Petersburg, Pulkovo’s home base.
No survivors have been reported from among 171 occupants said to have been on board.
Source: FlightGlobal.com
