Flight Safety Information July 17, 2014 - No. 146 In This Issue 17-JUL-2014 - Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER accident 17-JUL-2014 - Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER accident A Boeing 777-200 passenger plane, operating Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, crashed in the Ukraine, east of Donetsk. All 298 on board are feared dead. The Ukraine Interior Ministry Adviser stated that the airplane was shot down. Flight MH17 departed the gate at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands at 12:14 hours local time, bound for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was airborne at 12:30 (10:30 UTC) from runway 36C and reached a cruising altitude of FL310 at 12:53 (10:53 UTC). Ninety minutes into the flight, at 12:01 UTC and just prior to entering Ukrainian airspace, the flight climbed to FL330. This altitude was maintained until last contact by ADS-B receivers of flight tracking websites, about 13:19 UTC. Preliminary information: Aircraft type: Boeing 777-200ER Registration: 9M-MRD Cn/msn: 28411/84 First flight: 17 July 1997 Operator: Malaysia Airlines Occupants: 15 crew members, 283 passengers Location: about 60 km E of Donetsk, near Hrabove village, Ukraine Flight route: Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL/WMKK) Phase: En route www.aviation-safety.net