Two minutes and one second into the flight, at a speed of 480 kilometres per hour (300 mph)[1] and an altitude of 2,040 metres (6,690 ft), the No.

This was due to a metallurgical and manufacturing defect in the first stage low pressure compressor disk.

2 (center) engine; ten seconds later, he realized his error and attempted to restart it.

The fire damaged the aircraft's electrical system, causing the voltage to drop and the hydraulics to fail.

[2] When Flight 3519 passed the outer marker of the runway of Krasnoyarsk Airport, it was flying at a speed of 420 kilometres per hour (230 kn; 260 mph) at an altitude of 175 metres (574 ft), and was descending at 10 metres per second (33 ft/s).

Due to the extensive fire damage that left the aircraft with only one functional engine, the crew was unable to control the plane.

[2] At the time of takeoff and the crash, the weather was calm, with visibility at more than 3,500 metres (11,500 ft), very few clouds, and a temperature of −18 °C (0 °F).