Antonov AN-8

After landing at Yerevan-Erebuni Airport, the crew mistakenly raised the undercarriage. The aircraft sank on its belly and slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest on the runway. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft departed Moscow-Domodedovo at 1838LT on a cargo flight to Baku with an intermediate stop in Lviv, carrying five crew members and a load of various goods for a total weight of 400 kilos, among them metallic hoses. Nine minutes after takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 3,600 meters, the crew noticed discrepancies in the fuel system which resulted in a slight reduction of the fuel pressure in the fuel supply line connected to the left engine. The left part of the aircraft was visually inspected and as nothing abnormal was noted, the crew decided to continue the flight. 18 minutes later, while approaching the altitude of 7,200 meters, the crew noticed an important increase in the fuel consumption while the fuel supply system pressure dropped. An analysis of the system made it possible to detect a leak and as the crew was attempting to shut down the left engine, a fire started in the bottom of the left engine nacelle. At 1914LT, the captain informed ATC about the failure of the left engine and was cleared to return to Domodedovo Airport. Less than two minutes later, the captain reported to ATC that the left engine was on fire and requested to be vectored to the nearest airport. At that time, the nearest airport was Tula-Klokovo located 140 km from his position. Few minutes later, the left engine, engulfed by flames, detached and fell away. As the captain realized it would not be possible to reach Tula Airport, he continued the descent with a rate of descent of 100 meters per second in an attempt to land in an open field. The aircraft entered clouds and at a height of 300 meters, the pilot-in-command suffered a spatial disorientation. The aircraft nosed down by an angle of 80° and crashed at a speed of 612 km/h in a wooded area located 3,5 km northeast of Sosensky. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all five occupants were killed.

Parked at Irkutsk-2 Airport, the AN-8 was struck by another Minaviaprom AN-8 registered CCCP-98107 that was taxiing to the ramp when the brakes failed. CCCP-98107 was slightly damaged and repaired while CCCP-78738 was damaged beyond repair.

After takeoff from Kharkiv, the crew informed ATC that the left engine caught fire and was cleared to divert to the Sokolnikovo Airfield deserving Factory #135 near Kharkiv. On approach, the left engine exploded and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in a wasteland near the airport. The aircraft belly landed and slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest in flames. All seven occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.

While taxiing at Arsenyev-Varfolomeyevka Airport, the twin engine airplane went out of control, veered off taxiway and collided with trees. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

After leaving his parking place, the crew started the taxi procedure and increased engine power while maintaining pressure on brakes. The brake's temperature increased to 1,100 - 1,200° C. then a hydraulic line failed. The fluid leaked on hot brakes and a fire erupted. The crew stopped the airplane on a taxiway and an emergency evacuation was initiated. A crew member and a passenger were killed while eight other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

The crew was engaged in a night training mission at Stupino-Krutyshki AFB. After takeoff, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 4 km from the airfield. All six crew members were killed.

The crew was completing a flight on behalf of the MSP – Ministerstvo Sudostroitelnoi Promyshlennosti (Soviet Ministry of Naval Construction). While cruising by night, the pilot informed ATC that he lost the artificial horizon. Shortly later, control was lost and the airplane entered a dive. It partially disintegrated during the descent and eventually crashed in a pasture. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all seven occupants were killed.

Just after liftoff, while in initial climb, the left engine failed and caught fire. The was unable to feather the propeller so the aircraft lost speed and height, stalled and crashed in flames to the left of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.

The aircraft was completing a military cargo flight from Andijan, carrying a load of ammunitions. On final approach to Chirchik AFB, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was too low. The airplane struck the ground and crashed in flames short of runway threshold. A crew member was seriously injured while six other occupants were killed.