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After landing at Surin Airport, the tire on the right main gear burst. The aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in a ditch. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Loss of control upon landing after a tire burst.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Sarakshar: 50 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1984

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

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Flight

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Military

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Crashed in the region of Sarakshar after being shot down by a surface-to-air missile. All 50 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a surface-to-air missile.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12BP near Chita: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1984

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

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Flight

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Military

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One hour and 16 minutes after takeoff, while flying in formation with other similar aircraft, the captain informed the leader that engines n°1, 2 and 4 failed. He left the formation and reduced his altitude in an attempt to divert to Chita-Kadala Airport. Unable to reach the airport, the captain lowered the landing gear, downed the flaps and completed an emergency landing in an open field. Upon touchdown, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and all six crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that all three engines n°1, 2 and 4 failed because the fuel was contaminated by water. Nevertheless, the crew failed to follow emergency procedures.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12B near Nawabshah: 24 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1984

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

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CCCP-10232

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Aden - Karachi - Tashkent

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3 3 411 07

YOM:

1963

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The four engine aircraft was completing a military/cargo flight from Aden to Tashkent with an intermediate stop in Karachi. On the leg from Karachi to Tashkent, while cruising at an altitude of 5,500 meters, weather conditions deteriorated and the aircraft entered an area of hailstorm with severe turbulences. All four engine lost power and the crew was forced to shut down the engine n°1 and 3 while the engine n°2 and 4 were reduced to idle. The crew then initiated an emergency descent when the aircraft partially disintegrated in the air and crashed. It was determined that excessive g-loads caused several parts to detach during the emergency descent.

Probable cause:

It was determined that all four engines lost power in-flight after hail accumulated in the oil tanks.

Crash of a Lockheed C-141B Starlifter at Sigonella NAS: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1984

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-141 Starlifter

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64-0624

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Sigonella – Nairobi – Diego Garcia

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300-6037

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1964

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27379

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Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the engine n°3 exploded. Debris from the engine and the nacelle hit the engine n°4 and penetrated the fuselage as well. The engine n°4 lost power and the aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion, killing all nine occupants. The aircraft was en route to the island of Diego Garcia via Nairobi, carrying a load of paint.

Probable cause:

It was determined that a fire erupted in the cargo compartment and that toxic fumes emanated from the paints, most of them consisting of cyanure. The crew was quickly asphyxiated by these toxic fumes.

Crash of an Embraer P-95 Bandeirante in Recife

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1984

Type of aircraft:

Embraer C-95 Bandeirante

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7054

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Flight

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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110-163

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1978

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. The model involved was an Embraer P-95 (EMB-111A).

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 near Casapalca: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1984

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-26

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FAP377

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Flight

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Mountains

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56 01

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1977

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In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed on Mt Antococha located near Casapalca, about 100 km northeast of Lima. All five crew members were killed. For unknown reasons, the aircraft was flying at an insufficient altitude.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 in Córdoba

Date & Time: May 25, 1984

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter

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T-83

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Comodoro Rivadavia – Córdoba

MSN:

170

YOM:

1968

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Córdoba-Ambrosio Taravella (Pajas Blancas)

Córdoba

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Argentina

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South America

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On approach to Córdoba-Pajas Blancas Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions and was forced to initiate a go-around. During a second attempt to land, the aircraft was too low and crashed in a maize field, few km short of runway 18 threshold. All 15 occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134Sh2 near Donetsk: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1984 at 1834 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-134

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01 (Red)

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Flight

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Plain, Valley

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Zhdanov - Vorochilovgrad

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2 35 02 02

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1972

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Aircraft flight hours:

3173

Aircraft flight cycles:

2370

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Twelve minutes after its takeoff from Zhdanov Airport (Mariupol), while cruising at an altitude of 4,200 meters on a flight to Voroshilovgrad, the crew informed ATC about stability problems while some instruments were unserviceable. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and 38 seconds later, at an altitude of 2,750 meters, it disintegrated in the air and eventually crashed in a field located near Donetsk. All 3 crew members and the sole passenger (the commander of VVVAUSh) were killed.

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident was that the back-up DR-134M yaw damper power wires had been cross wired to the wrong contacts during overhaul at Chelyabinsk facilities and the damper induced yaw instead of damping it when it kicked in during severe atmospheric turbulences, overstressing the airframe after 38 seconds.