Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Tomsk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1973 at 1702 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-41913
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tomsk - Tomsk
MSN:
1 21 473 07
YOM:
1952
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
15272
Aircraft flight cycles:
11785
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission at Tomsk-Bogashovo Airport. Following four circuits, the pilot-in-command initiated a left turn when, at a height of about 120 meters, the airplane banked left to an angle of 20° then stalled and crashed 230 metres from the southern runway threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, the assumption that the loss of control was caused by a possible jammed aileron control cable was not ruled out.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 400M off Chalus: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5-8809
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
10484
YOM:
1972
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
400
Aircraft flight cycles:
400
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Caspian sea off Chalus while conducting a training mission. All five crew members have been killed.

Crash of an Avro 748-2A-259 in Acapulco

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1973 at 0204 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XA-SAB
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Acapulco - Acapulco
MSN:
1673
YOM:
1970
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training at Acapulco-General Juan N. Álvarez Airport. While approaching by night, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the ground and crashed few hundred meters short of runway threshold. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a wrong approach configuration on part of the pilot-in-command.

Crash of a Dornier DO.28B-2 Agur in Tel Aviv

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
014
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tel Aviv - Tel Aviv
MSN:
3119
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a local training mission, the crew was returning to Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv when, on landing, the airplane nosed over and came to rest upside down. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Rockwell Aero Commander 560A in Belton

Date & Time: May 26, 1973 at 1400 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N2269B
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Killeen - Killeen
MSN:
560A-263
YOM:
1955
Location:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
440
Captain / Total hours on type:
30.00
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight out from Killeen Airport. While cruising at a relative low altitude, the right engine failed. The pilot-in-command elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field located in Belton. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three occupants escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine in flight for undetermined reason. The following factors were reported:
- Improper operation of powerplant,
- Improper emergency procedures,
- Intentional wheels-up landing,
- Rough terrain,
- The pilot did not apply adequate power to left engine after failure of the right engine.
Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft E90 King Air in Pratt: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1973 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
YV-T-ADJ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wichita - Wichita
MSN:
LW-53
YOM:
1973
Location:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
3305
Captain / Total hours on type:
93.00
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight out from Wichita prior to deliver the aircraft in Venezuela. While cruising at low height, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in an open field located near Pratt. The airplane was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after the pilot-in-command failed to maintain flying speed. The following factors were reported:
- Customer pilot training flight,
- Pilot-in-command non instrument rated,
- Gear down, flaps in approach position,
- Pilot-in-command in right seat.
Final Report:

Crash of a Tupolev TU-154 in Moscow

Date & Time: May 7, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-85030
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Moscow - Moscow
MSN:
72A030
YOM:
1972
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission at Vnukovo Airport. Following four successful touch-and-go manoeuvres, the crew took off again. Just after liftoff, while at a height of 20 meters, the aircraft suffered severe vibrations and went unstable. Shortly later, while climbing to a height of 70 meters, both engines n°1 & 3 lost power simultaneously. The captain decided to make an emergency landing when the aircraft struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area. All four occupants were slightly injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It appears that a technical problem occurred with the slats which deployed in an inappropriate angle after rotation. Nevertheless, the cause of the power loss on two engine remains unknown.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Russia: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a night training mission somewhere in Russia. On final approach, the airplane descended below the glide, struck power cables and crashed in flames. All six crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the accident was caused by a wrong altimeter setting. A difference of 100 meters was reported.

Crash of a Lockheed P-3C-125-LO Orion at Moffett AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1973 at 1450 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
157332
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Moffett - Moffett
MSN:
185-5547
YOM:
1970
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a local training flight with a crew of six on board. At a same time was approaching to Moffett AFB a NASA Convair CV-990-30A-5 registered N711NA that was returning to Moffett following a test flight over the Monterey Bay with eight scientists and a crew of three on board. Following an uneventful mission, the crew of the Convair started the approach and was cleared to land on runway 32R while seven miles out. After been cleared, the Orion's crew informed ATC he was joining the runway 32L approach path when the controller cleared the crew of the Convair to land at runway 32L. Shortly later, at an altitude of about 300 feet, the nose gear of the Convair struck the top of the Orion's tail. Both airplanes went out of control and crashed in flames on the Sunnyvale golf course located about 0,3 mile short of runway threshold. A crew member from the Orion was seriously injured while all 16 other occupants on both aircraft were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the collision was the consequence of several errors on part of the approach controller. He firstly cleared the Convair's crew to land on runway 32R and the Orion's crew to land on runway 32L. But during the approach, after the Orion's crew confirmed he was joining the runway 32L approach path, the controller cleared the crew of the Convair to land on the same runway 32L. For reasons undetermined, the Convair's crew did not ask any question about this runway change. Also, none of the crew was able to see and avoid each other.

Crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2S Marquise on Mt Ozusu: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
93-3205
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
905
YOM:
1969
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane was engaged in a training mission when it crashed on a wooded slope of Mt Ozusu located in the Miyazaki prefecture. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.