Unijet Flight 074P
The flipped wreckage of F-GLSA | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 October 2014 |
| Summary | Runway incursion by ground vehicle; collision on take-off |
| Site | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia 55°35′46″N 37°16′03″E / 55.5961°N 37.2675°E |
| Total fatalities | 4 |
| Total injuries | 1 |
| Aircraft | |
| F-GLSA, the Falcon 50 involved, photographed nine months before the accident | |
| Aircraft type | Dassault Falcon 50 |
| Operator | Unijet |
| Registration | F-GLSA |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Destination | Paris, France |
| Occupants | 4 |
| Passengers | 1 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground injuries | 1 |
On 20 October 2014, Unijet Flight 074, a Dassault Falcon 50 business jet taking off from Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, crashed into a snow plow that had strayed onto the runway, killing all four people on board. Among the victims was Total's Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie, who was returning to Paris, France.
The driver of the snow removal vehicle, who was injured in the collision, was found to have alcohol in his blood and subsequently pleaded guilty to causing de Margerie's death.