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Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Thessaloniki: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 31, 1995 at 1640 LT
Operator:
Registration:
TZ-347
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kiev - Tunis - Bamako
MSN:
3303
YOM:
1974
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The aircraft was ferried from Kiev to Bamako with an intermediate stop in Tunis following a complete revision at the Antonov factory in Kiev. En route from Kiev to Tunis, while flying over the north part of Greece, the crew informed ATC about technical problems and was cleared to divert to Thessaloniki-Makedonia Airport. As a radar (instrument) approach was not possible, the crew attempted to land under VFR mode in IMC conditions. On final, in limited visibility due to rain falls and fog, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 4 km short of runway. All six crew members were killed. It is possible that the crew encountered technical problems with fuel.
Crash of an Antonov AN-12 near Kiev
Date & Time:
Dec 12, 1990 at 1531 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-29110
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Batumi - Kiev
MSN:
40 25 02
YOM:
1964
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
4461
Aircraft flight cycles:
2703
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Batumi to Kiev, carrying 12 passengers, five crew members and a load of mandarins. While cruising at an altitude of 4,150 meters, the captain asked the copilot to activate the deicing systems. For unknown reasons, the copilot mistakenly shut down all four engines. Following various mistakes, the crew was unable to restart the engines. The captain declared an emergency and was cleared to divert to Kiev-Borispol Airport for an emergency landing. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, he eventually attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field located about 12 km northwest of Borispol Airport. All 17 occupants were rescued, among them 14 people were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of the combination of the following factors:
- The copilot mistakenly shut down all four engine in flight,
- The crew was unable to restart the engine due to uncoordinated hasty actions in a difficult situation,
- The copilot did not have sufficient experience on this type of aircraft and was not familiar with its operation,
- Lack of crew training.
- The copilot mistakenly shut down all four engine in flight,
- The crew was unable to restart the engine due to uncoordinated hasty actions in a difficult situation,
- The copilot did not have sufficient experience on this type of aircraft and was not familiar with its operation,
- Lack of crew training.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Kiev
Date & Time:
Dec 8, 1974
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-05783
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G154-23
YOM:
1974
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The takeoff procedure was completed with an aircraft being low on fuel. After takeoff, the airplane crashed near the airport. There were no injuries.
Probable cause:
The crew took off with insufficient fuel in tanks.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Vinnitsa: 48 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 12, 1971 at 1125 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-46809
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kiev - Vinnitsa
MSN:
67302306
YOM:
1966
Flight number:
N-63
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
43
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
48
Aircraft flight hours:
11329
Aircraft flight cycles:
10658
Circumstances:
On approach to Vinnitsa Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with fog, low clouds and freezing rain. Due to poor visibility, the captain decided to abandon the approach and made a go-around. Few minutes later, during a second attempt to land in similar conditions, the captain decided to make a second go-around and requested full power. At this time, the airplane banked left to an angle of 20-40° then stalled and crashed in flames 850 meters short of runway. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 48 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The loss of control on short final was caused by an aerodynamic stalled for a reason which could not be determined with certainty. However, it was reported that a delay of 3 to 5 second elapsed from the decision to make a go-around and the selection of the speed levers in a forward position which could contribute to the stall.
Crash of an Antonov AN-10A in Lviv: 32 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 26, 1960 at 1657 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-11180
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Moscow – Kiev – Lviv
MSN:
9 4 018 01
YOM:
30
Flight number:
SU315
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
25
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
32
Aircraft flight hours:
109
Circumstances:
On final approach to Lviv-Snilow Airport in icing conditions, at an altitude of 100 meters, the crew deployed the flaps at 45° when the aircraft stalled and crashed in a swampy area located short of runway threshold. A passenger was seriously injured while 32 other occupants were killed. Excessive ice accumulation on stabs caused the airplane to be unstable and to stall.
Probable cause:
Investigations were able to determine that the cause of the accident was an excessive deployment of flaps during an approach completed in icing conditions. The combination of icing conditions (excessive ice accumulation on stabs) and excessive flaps deployment caused the aircraft to stall. Following this accident, Antonov will provide an update of the flight manuals with a modification of the approach procedures, limiting the flaps deployment to an angle of 15° in icing conditions. Investigations conducted about this accident will be able to determine the cause of a similar accident that occurred at Lviv Airport on 16NOV1959, causing the crash of the same type of aircraft in identical conditions.
Crash of an Ilyushin II-14P in Moscow: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 4, 1957 at 1758 LT
Registration:
YR-PCC
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bucharest – Kiev – Moscow
MSN:
1460 010 10
YOM:
1956
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft, with TAROM color scheme but operated by the Romanian Government, was performing a flight from Bucharest to Moscow-Vnukovo with an intermediate stop at Kiev, carrying a Romanian delegation. The approach to Vnukovo was completed by night and after he cleared the inner marker, the pilot established a visual contact with the runway lights and continued the approach. At this time, he was contacted by ATC who instructed him to maintain level as his altitude was insufficient. Shortly later, at a height of about 10 to 15 meters, the airplane struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 500 meters short of runway and 130 meters to the left of the extended centerline. Three crew members and one passenger, the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gregore Preoteasa were killed while 12 other occupants were injured, among them the futur President Nicolae Ceaucescu.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of a succession of errors on part of the flying crew during the final approach that was continued at an insufficient altitude. The pilot-in-command took the decision to continue the approach procedure despite a warning message from ATC and because he established a visual contact with the runway lights. Due to low visibility and an insufficient height, this led the aircraft to struck trees and to crash. A lack of training and competences analysis was considered as a contributing factor.
Crash of an Ilyushin II-14D in Lviv: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 30, 1957 at 0759 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1440
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lviv – Kiev – Moscow
MSN:
1470 015 12
YOM:
15
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Aircraft flight hours:
122
Circumstances:
For unknown reason, the crew decided to start the flight under VFR in IMC conditions. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were as follow: overcast between 100 and 200 meters, mist and a visibility estimated between 2 and 4 km. The crew departed at 0750LT on a cargo flight to Moscow via Kiev but lost almost immediately his sens of orientation while cruising southbound at an altitude of 150 meters. The pilot-in-command elected to return when the aircraft crashed on a wooded hill located 7,5 km south of the airport. All seven occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control while flying under VFR in IMC conditions.
Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Dniepropetrovsk: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 8, 1955 at 1216 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4098
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kiev – Dniepropetrovsk – Zaporozhie
MSN:
184 143 05
YOM:
1944
Flight number:
SU599
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
9257
Aircraft flight cycles:
15965
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a cargo flight from Kiev to Zaporozhie with an intermediate stop in Dniepropetrovsk, carrying a load of various goods for a total weight of 1,538 kilos, consisting of 566 kilos of mail, signal flares, brass twists and wires, and grinding wheels. On approach, at a height of 200-300 meters, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions, turbulences and strong winds when the left wing partially failed. The aircraft went out of control and crashed onto a hill located nine km short of runway. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the aircraft encountered marginal weather conditions, winds up to 58 km/h and turbulences during the approach, causing the left wing to suffer a partial structural failure.
