Tupolev ANT-6 (TB-3 & G-2)

On final approach to Kazan Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The pilot continued the approach and descended too low, causing the airplane to struck the ground and to crash 6 km short of runway. All four crew members were injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

The airplane departed Tashkent on a cargo flight to Ashgabat, carrying three passengers and six crew members on behalf of the Central Asian Military District. Prior to departure from Tashkent Airport, the crew was informed that all bearings and lighting systems would be available upon arrival in Ashgabat. Nevertheless, while descending at night to Ashgabat, the crew was unable to locate the airport due to the blackout of the city. In such conditions, the crew decided to divert to Kyzyl-Arvat located in the Krasnovodsk district of Turkmenistan. On final approach, at a height of 70 metres, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill located 3 km south of the airport. Four crew members and two passengers were killed while three other occupants were seriously injured.

The airplane departed Moscow-Vnukovo Airport on a cargo flight to Vyazma, carrying five crew members and a load of ammunition and tracts. After takeoff from Vnukovo Airport, while climbing to a height of 20-30 metres, the left engine lost power. The airplane rolled to the left, lost height, impacted a tree and crashed, bursting into flames. Four crew members were injured and the mechanic was killed.

The airplane departed Moscow on a cargo flight to Novgorod, carrying one passenger, six crew members and a load of 3,221 kg of CS liquid. While cruising along the railway road to Kalinin, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Spirovo. All seven occupants were killed.

The airplane was en route from Belarus to Smolensk, carrying one passenger, five crew members and a load of brochures that should be distributed in Smolensk. Approaching Smolensk from the southeast, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by the Soviet Flak (ground artillery). The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a rough terrain and came to rest. All six occupants escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

After landing at Moscow-Vnukovo Airport, the crew was taxiing to the apron with two engines off. At a relative high speed, the pilot-in-command saw a starter ahead prohibiting further taxiing. So the pilot reduced the throttle and attempted to turn to the right when the right main gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

The crew was performing a cargo flight from Tashkent to Fergana, carrying a load of three tons of jam, clothes, leather goods and wooden boot-block for a total weight of 3,339 kilos. While cruising at an altitude between 200 and 250 metres, the airplane encountered heavy winds and turbulence, descended to a height of 90 metres then became uncontrollable and crashed 6 km north of Bekobod. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.

The soviet transport Tupolev TB-3 was shot down by the pilot of a Swedish Air Force Gloster Gladiator. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing near the Lake Murtosalkä, between the cities of Kemijärvi and Kuusamo. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all eight occupants survived, among them captain Sergei T. Karepov. Due to resistance to Finnish Ground Forces, five crew members were later killed.

The airplane departed Arkhangelsk on a cargo flight to Naryan-Mar with an intermediate stop in Mezen, carrying a load consisting of cans of food for a total weight of 2,5 tons. Approaching the destination, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls reducing visibility to 800 metres. Unable to establish a radio contact with the destination airport station, the captain asked the copilot to check the radio system. Doing so, the captain was distracted and lost visual references with the horizon. The airplane descended to the ground and crashed in a snow covered field. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.

The four engine airplane was completing a flight from Bukhta Tikhaya to Buhkta Teplits (N81°47.5') on Rudolph island (Franz-Joseph-Land Archipelago), carrying three passengers and four crew members. On approach, the crew encountered ground fog and elected to make a go around procedure. Insufficient crew resource management and late decision resulted in the aircraft entering the fog layer. when the ski on the left main landing gear impacted the snow, causing the undercarriage to be torn off. The airplane crashed and came to rest on ice. Two crew and one passenger were seriously injured while two other crew and two other passengers were slightly injured. The wreckage was still on site in 2006.