Both pilots were type rated on both the Boeing 737 Classic and Next Generation variants and had completed crew resource management training.

The aircraft touched down at 2:57 am and overran runway 06, came to rest on the bed of the Mzymta River and caught fire, prompting an evacuation.

[1] Transportation Minister Yevgeny Dietrich confirmed that an airport employee died of a heart attack during the emergency response.

Two days after the crash on September 3, the IAC reported that the flight recorders had been recovered from the aircraft, the data were retrieved successfully and would be analyzed.

Contributing factors included violation of standard operation procedures, improper use of the autopilot, poor crew resource management training, and late deployment of the spoilers.