On 17 November 2013 , Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 , a Boeing 737-500 , operating for Tatarstan Airlines , crashed while attempting to land at the airport . All 44 passengers and 6 crew members died . Investigations revealed the pilot had not completed his primary flight training , a revelation which then led the Russia 's Federal Air Transport Agency ( Rosaviatsiya ) to revoke hundreds of pilots ' licenses
Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363
Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363
Kazan International Airport