Timeline of FlyDubai Flight 981 which crashed in Russia

Flight 981, which was travelling from Dubai to Russia, crashed at Rostov-on-Don airport on Saturday morning at 3:50 a.m. local time.

Details are slowly emerging surrounding the accident, which took the lives of 62 people.

The following is a timeline of events surrounding the accident:

2:20 p.m. ET

Flight 981 departs from Dubai International Airport for Rostov-on-Don.

The flight, which was due to arrive in Russia at 1:40 a.m. local time, was transporting 55 passengers along with seven crew members.

6:43 p.m. ET

Flight 981 attempts first landing at Rostov-on-Don. It was unable to succeed and ascends into holding pattern.

In between the first and second attempt, which was nearly two hours later, a second plane would make three attempts before diverting to another airport.

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8:28 p.m. ET

Flight 981 begins second attempted landing.

Winds were anywhere from 14-to-22 meters per second (30-50 miles per hour) at the time of the crash and there was light rain.

8:50 p.m. ET

Plane crashes just metres short of the runway and explodes.

Officials said the plane and bodies of the victims were torn into small pieces by the powerful blast.

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5:55 a.m. ET

Despite massive amounts of damage to the plane after the heavy explosion, investigators quickly find both of the flight recorders.

9:55 a.m. ET

The investigation into the accident continues as Ghaith al-Ghaith issues a statement which says both pilots were “quite experienced.”

The statement also points out that the plane was built in 2011 and had a detailed inspection in Jordan in January.

FlyDubai has deployed a team to the site of the crash, and Emirati civil aviation investigators are also on their way.

Russian state-run news agency Sputnik is reporting that investigators are considering three main possibilities to explain the crash: crew error, technical failure or bad weather.