Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Ivano-Frankivsk
Date & Time:
May 9, 1974
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-75425
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kiev - Ivano-Frankivsk
MSN:
181 0034 03
YOM:
1961
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
57
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
19767
Aircraft flight cycles:
8373
Circumstances:
On a flight from Kiev-Borispol to Ivano-Frankivsk, the crew (who never had been at Ivano-Frankivsk before) mistook in bad visibility an agricultural airstrip located 17 km from Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport and landed there. As the runway was only 500 meters long, the aircraft overran and came to rest into a ravine, broken in two. All 65 occupants escaped unhurt while the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation on part of the crew who landed on the wrong airport and an inappropriate airstrip for such aircraft.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Mukachevo: 24 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 6, 1974 at 1525 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-46357
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kiev - Ivano-Frankivsk - Uzhgorod
MSN:
07305807
YOM:
1970
Flight number:
SU075N
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
24
Aircraft flight hours:
9280
Aircraft flight cycles:
8083
Circumstances:
En route from Ivano-Frankivsk to Uzhgorod, the crew was informed that Uzhgorod Airport was closed to traffic due to poor weather conditions and was instructed to divert to Mukachevo Airport. On approach, the crew encountered clouds and icing conditions. Cleared to descend, the crew selected flaps down to 38° when the airplane lost longitudinal stability. Shortly later, it entered a nose-down attitude and plunged at an angle of 70° and a speed of 230 km/h in an open field located 100 meters past the outer marker. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 24 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the loss of control occurred in icing conditions while the deicing systems were switched off. On approach, when the flaps were selected down, the stabilizers were covered by ice and this caused the airplane to become unstable. At an altitude of 200 meters, control was lost when the airplane entered a nose-down attitude and the distance to the ground was insufficient to expect recovery.
Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Stanislav: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 13, 1944 at 2310 LT
Operator:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stanislav - Stanislav
MSN:
184 95 06
YOM:
15
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
791
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Stanislav (now Ivano-Frankivsk) Airport in the afternoon on a supply mission to soldiers based behind the German lines. Three paratroopers and 200 kilos of various goods were parachuted and then the crew returned to Stanislav. The aircraft mistakenly landed in Lvov and took off immediately for Stanislav. Upon arrival, due the night and fog, the crew was unable to locate the runway and the captain abandoned the approach four times. On the fifth attempt, he left the area and continued to the northwest at a height of 50 meters when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located 12 km from the airport. Rescuers arrived on the scene the following morning and four occupants were evacuated while four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the decision of the crew to leave Lvov was inappropriate and the captain's decision to attempt five approaches was thoughtless.
