Engine Failure Reported on Minsk-Moscow Flight

Reform.news Editorial Team · 4 November 2026, 12:43

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(Updated) An engine on a Pobeda Airlines Boeing 737-800 operating a flight from Minsk to Moscow failed as the aircraft was approaching Vnukovo Airport for landing.

“During the approach, at an altitude of about 1.5 kilometres, one of the aircraft’s engines shut down on its own. Before that, its revolutions dropped sharply. An alert warning of a malfunction immediately sounded in the cockpit,” the SHOT Telegram channel reported.

According to the channel, the crew declared an urgency situation and continued the landing. The aircraft touched down a few minutes later. A technical inspection after landing found no issues with the aircraft’s condition.

The flight was reportedly a technical transfer flight.

Additional information

The airline clarified that the incident occurred on November 1 and that there were no passengers on board.

“SHOT’s report contains inaccurate information about customers being on board the Pobeda aircraft. On November 1, the airline’s aircraft was being transferred from Minsk to Moscow on a technical flight, with no customers on board. During the flight, the crew reported a malfunction in one of the engines. The aircraft landed safely at Vnukovo Airport,” the airline told TASS.