Pilot Thanks Supporters After Field Landing Trial
Moscow, August 13. Pilot Sergey Belov, who in 2023 landed an Ural Airlines aircraft in a wheat field in the Novosibirsk region, thanked his colleagues and passengers for moral and financial support.
Consensus
- Sergey Belov is the pilot who landed an aircraft in a wheat field in Novosibirsk Oblasts in September 2023.
- The aircraft was an Airbus A320 operated by Ural Airlines on the route from Sochi to Omsk.
- The plane landed in a wheat field near the village of Ubinskoye in Novosibirsk Oblast.
- There were 161 or 167 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
- No one was injured in the landing.
- Belov expressed gratitude to passengers, colleagues, and his defense team during a court hearing on August 13, 2024.
- Fifty-two fellow pilots formed a group to provide moral and financial support to Belov during the legal process.
- The court was reviewing the Prosecutor General's appeal to return the criminal case to the prosecutor's office.
Points of divergence
- The number of passengers on board was 161. — vm
- The number of passengers on board was 167. — vesti
- The incident occurred on September 12, 2023. — vm
- The incident occurred in September 2023 (no specific date given). — vesti
- The court hearing took place in Omsk. — vesti
- The court hearing took place on August 13, 2023. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Pilot Belov who landed plane in field thanked everyone for support in court — Вечерняя Москва
- Pilot who landed plane on wheat field thanked colleagues for support — Вести