Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
9M-MRD, the plane that crashed, photographed in July 6, 2003 | |
| Shootdown | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 July 2014 |
| Summary | Shootdown |
| Site | Near Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine 48°8′17″N 38°38′20″E / 48.13806°N 38.63889°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 777-2H6ER |
| Operator | Malaysia Airlines |
| Registration | 9M-MRD |
| Flight origin | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
| Destination | Kuala Lumpur International Airport |
| Passengers | 283 |
| Crew | 15 |
| Fatalities | 298 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Nation | Number |
|---|---|
| Australia | 27 |
| Belgium | 4 |
| Canada[a] | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| France | 4 |
| Germany[b] | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 1 |
| Indonesia | 12 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Malaysia[c] | 43 |
| Netherlands[d] | 193 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Philippines | 3 |
| Romania | 1 |
| United Kingdom[e] | 10 |
| United States | 23 |
| Vietnam | 3 |
| Total | 298 |
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17/MAS17)[f] was a scheduled international passenger flight from Schiphol airport, Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] On 17 July 2014 the Boeing 777-200ER lost radar contact. The plane was shot down and crashed near the village of Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. All 298 people (283 passengers and 15 crew members) aboard died.[4]
It was suspected by Ukraine that the aircraft was shot down by a ground-to-air missile, fired by Pro-Russian separatists during war in Donbas.[5] Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called it an "act of terrorism."[6] The investigation was carried out by the Dutch Safety Board. Fighting delayed investigation, but in October 2018 Dutch investigators said the plane was destroyed as a result of the explosion of a Russian BUK surface-to-air missile.[7]
Gallery
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A Buk-m2
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The flight path of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
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Video by the Dutch Safety Board showing the remodel of MH17
Notes
- ↑ Dual Canadian-Romanian citizen boarding with Canadian passport.
- ↑ Including:
- 1 dual German-Dutch citizen
- ↑ 28 passengers and 15 crew
- ↑ Including:
- 1 dual Dutch-Belgian citizen;
- 1 dual Dutch-Israeli citizen;
- 1 dual Dutch-Italian citizen;
- 1 dual Dutch-American citizen
- ↑ Including:
- 1 dual British-South African citizen; and
- 1 dual British-New Zealand citizen.
- ↑ MH is the IATA designator and MAS is the ICAO designator. The flight is also marketed as KLM Flight 4103 (KL4103) through a codeshare agreement.[2]
References
- ↑ Crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 (PDF) (Report). Dutch Safety Board. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "Statement Malaysia Airlines MH17". KLM. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Malaysia Airlines flight crashes in Ukraine". cnn.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Malaysian Plane 'Shot Down' With 295 On Board". Sky. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "How countries reacted to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 17 Crash?". news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Malaysia Airlines crash: President Poroshenko calls shooting down of Malaysian plane an 'act of terrorism'". The Daily Telegraph. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Weaver, Matthew (2015-10-13). "MH17 crash report: Dutch investigators confirm Buk missile hit plane - live updates". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-23.