Antonov AN-10

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-11137

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MSN:

8 4 004 01

YOM:

1958

Location:

Chișinău

Chișinău City District

Country:

Moldova

Region:

Europe

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Crashed upon landing at Chișinău Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10 in Voroshilovgrad: 65 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1971 at 1259 LT

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Registration:

CCCP-11145

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Schedule:

Kuybyshev - Voroshilovgrad - Odessa

MSN:

8 4 007 01

YOM:

1958

Flight number:

SU1969

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Aircraft flight hours:

14337

Aircraft flight cycles:

9081

Circumstances:

On approach to Voroshilovgrad Airport, while descending from 1,200 to 600 meters, the airplane went out of control. It dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located 13 km from the runway threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and all 65 have been killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that a portion of 13 m2 detached from the upper surface of the right wing during the approach, causing the aircraft to be uncontrollable. Investigations were unable to determined the exact cause of this 'structural' failure as no technical problems or any structural issues with rivet was apparently found.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10A near Chișinău: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1970 at 2052 LT

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Registration:

CCCP-11188

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Vinnitsa - Simferopol

MSN:

0 4 020 05

YOM:

1960

Flight number:

SU888

Location:

Chișinău

Chișinău City District

Country:

Moldova

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

107

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Aircraft flight hours:

13868

Aircraft flight cycles:

9670

Circumstances:

While cruising at an altitude of 5,400 meters on a flight from Vinnitsa to Simferopol, the crew informed ATC that smoke spread in the cabin and was cleared to divert to Chișinău Airport. Few minutes later, the engine number four caught fire. The crew feathered its propeller when the oil pressure dropped and the propeller left the feather mode. Unable to maintain the prescribed altitude, the captain elected to make an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a field located 38 km north of Chișinău Airport and came to rest. The navigator, the radio operator, one flight attendant and 19 passengers were slightly injured while a passenger while killed. All other occupants escaped uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Failure of an hydraulic line in the engine number four during flight, causing the oil to spill and to catch fire. Poor engine maintenance.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10 in Chișinău: 11 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1970 at 1149 LT

Type of aircraft:

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Registration:

CCCP-11149

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Chișinău - Chișinău

MSN:

9 4 008 02

YOM:

1959

Location:

Chișinău

Chișinău City District

Country:

Moldova

Region:

Europe

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Aircraft flight hours:

4641

Aircraft flight cycles:

11820

Circumstances:

The crew (seven pilots under supervision) and four instructors, were completing several training flight at Chișinău Airport. Following several manoeuvres, the crew initiated a new approach with both engines n°3 & 4 out of service. On final, the airplane banked left, lost height and crashed in a huge explosion few km short of runway threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 11 crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Poor flying techniques on part of the crew and wrong decisions taken during a missed approach under conditions that did not guarantee the continuation of the flight on two engines. The following factors were considered as contributing:
- The approach speed and altitude were below the prescribed values for such manoeuvre,
- The decision of the instructor to initiate a go-around was too late,
- The action to increase power on both left engine was inadapted and insufficient according to the situation,
- The aircraft deviated from the approach path by 1,850 meters,
- The runway at Chișinău Airport was 2,000 meters long, which is insufficient for approach with two engines out,
- The crew failed to inform ATC he was completing an approach with two engines inoperative.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10 in Mirny

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1969

Type of aircraft:

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Registration:

CCCP-11169

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Site:

Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)

Schedule:

Irkutsk - Mirny

MSN:

9 4 015 01

YOM:

1959

Location:

Mirny

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

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Upon landing on a snow covered runway at Mirny Airport, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a trench. There were no injuries among the occupant but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The thickness of the snow was 1-2 cm and the crew was not aware of the presence of trench by the runway.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10A in Mirnyy

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1968

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Registration:

CCCP-11172

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Site:

Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)

Schedule:

Irkutsk – Mirny

MSN:

9 4 016 02

YOM:

1959

Location:

Mirny

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

On final approach to Mirny Airport, the crew lowered the undercarriage when the left main gear detached and fell away. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in a wasteland. After touchdown, the aircraft banked left, causing the left wing tip to struck the ground and to be torn off, as well as a part of the engine number one. The aircraft slid for several yards before coming to rest. While all occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

It was determined that a day prior to the accident, another crew who performed a flight from Yakutsk to Irkutsk failed to report a hard landing at Irkutsk Airport. Investigations revealed that the structure of the left main gear was damaged following this hard landing.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10A in Syktyvkar: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1963 at 1737 LT

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Registration:

CCCP-11193

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Flight Type:

Training

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Schedule:

Syktyvkar - Syktyvkar

MSN:

0 4 021 04

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Aircraft flight hours:

2156

Aircraft flight cycles:

1158

Circumstances:

The crew was performing a check flight at Syktyvkar Airport. During the final approach completed by night, the engines number 1, 2 & 3 flamed out in clouds and icing conditions. The crew was unable to feather the propeller that went in auto-rotation. Due to drag, the aircraft lost speed and height, banked left to an angle of 90°, struck tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Verkhnyaya Maksakovka, 10,2 km east of the Syktyvkar Airport. All 7 crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

The engine flame out was probably caused by the air intake iced up. The crew inexperience and the poor efficiency of the air-intake heating system were considered as contributing factors.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10A near Sochi: 81 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1962 at 1541 LT

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Registration:

CCCP-11186

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Lviv – Simferopol – Sochi

MSN:

0 4 020 03

YOM:

Flight number:

SU415

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Aircraft flight hours:

1358

Aircraft flight cycles:

1059

Circumstances:

While approaching Sochi-Adler Airport on a flight from Simferopol, the crew was cleared to descend to 1,200 m, 600 m and then 500 meters. Once this altitude was reached, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions and the four engine aircraft went through a cloudy area when it struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area located 21 km southeast of the airport. The airplane was totally destroyed and the debris were scattered on a distance of 300 m by 150 m. All 81 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

At the time of the accident, the crew was following an approach route that was not used by ATC based at Sochi-Adler Airport. Investigations determined that the Sochi Airport authorities decided to change the approach pattern and procedures while this was not approved by Soviet State Aviation Authority. Also, the crews were no aware of these modifications.The following factors were considered as contributing:
- Poor coordination between State and Airport Authorities,
- Lack of visibility due to clouds,
- Lack of assistance on part of ATC,
- Inadequacies and wrong decisions on part of ATC,
- Lack of knowledge about the Sochi area,
- Lack of crew training in mountainous terrain.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10A in Ulyanovsk: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1962 at 1817 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-11148

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

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