Krasnoyarsk

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Krasnoyarsk – Osh

MSN:

24681/1929

YOM:

1990

Flight number:

AVJ768

Location:

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Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

148

Pax fatalities:

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

10600

Captain / Total hours on type:

6362.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

16400

Copilot / Total hours on type:

3731

Aircraft flight hours:

50668

Aircraft flight cycles:

43958

Circumstances:

The crew departed Krasnoyarsk-Yemilianovo Airport on a night flight to Osh, Kyrgyzstan. En route, he was informed that a landing in Osh was impossible to due low visibility caused by foggy conditions. The captain decided to divert to Bishkek-Manas Airport where the aircraft landed safely at 0520LT. As weather conditions seems to improve at destination, the crew left Bishkek bound for Osh some ninety minutes later. On approach to Osh, the vertical visibility was reduced to 130 feet when the aircraft hit violently the runway 12 surface. Upon impact, the left main gear was sheared off, the aircraft slid for several yards, overran, hit obstacles and came to rest in a field located 529 meters past the runway end with its left engine detached and its right engine destroyed. All 154 occupants were evacuated, ten passengers were injured, six of them seriously. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the accident occurred in poor weather conditions with an horizontal visibility reduced to 50 meters and a vertical visibility limited to 130 feet. It was reported that the accident was caused by the combination of the following factors:
- the crew decided to leave Bishkek Airport for Osh without taking into consideration the weather forecast and the possibility of deteriorating weather,
- the competences of the captain for a missed approach procedure in poor weather conditions were limited to a simulator training despite the fact that he was certified for Cat IIIa approaches,
- failure of the crew to comply with the standard operating procedures for a missed approach,
- wrong actions on part of the pilot in command while crossing the runway threshold at a height of 125 feet and about five seconds after the initiation of the TOGA procedure, disrupting the go around trajectory and causing the aircraft to continue the descent,
- lack of reaction of the copilot who did not try to correct the wrong actions of the pilot in command,
- lack of concentration on part of the crew who failed to control the approach speed and failed to recognize the pitch angle that was increasing,
- it is possible that the crew suffered somatogravic illusions caused by fatigue due to a duty time period above 13 hours,
- a non proactive reaction of the crew when the GPWS alarm sounded.

Final Report:

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Igarka: 12 killed

Date & Time: Aug 3, 2010 at 0119 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

RA-46524

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Krasnoyarsk - Igarka

MSN:

4 73 100 03

YOM:

1974

Flight number:

KTK9357

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Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

17250

Captain / Total hours on type:

14205.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

5838

Copilot / Total hours on type:

2670

Aircraft flight hours:

53760

Aircraft flight cycles:

38383

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Krasnoyarsk on a night schedule flight to Igarka, carrying 11 passengers and 4 crew members. On approach to Igarka Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a visibility below minimums due to fog. On final, the pilot-in-command was unable to establish a visual contact with the ground but continued the approach. The aircraft descended below the glide, collided with trees and crashed 477 metres short of runway 12 and 234 metres to the right of its extended centerline, bursting into flames. All 11 passengers were killed while all four crew members survived. The following day, the stewardess died from her injuries.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain after the crew descended in IMC conditions below the glide without visual contact with the ground. The following contributing factors were identified:
- The failure of the crew to initiate a go-around procedure,
- Incorrect weather forecast with regards to cloud ceiling, visibility and severe weather (fog),
- Inaccurate information about the actual weather on the glide path at the Middle Marker with course 117°, radioed to the crew 40 minutes before the accident.

Final Report:

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 near Vanavara: 28 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1994 at 1738 LT

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

Operator:

Cheremshanka Airlines

Registration:

RA-87468

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Krasnoyarsk - Tura

MSN:

9 44 13 37

YOM:

1974

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Aircraft flight hours:

22203

Aircraft flight cycles:

17220

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Krasnoyarsk, the crew was approaching Tura Airport when he encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility upon arrival. Unable to establish a visual contact with the runway, the crew decided to initiate a go-around and followed a holding pattern. Two other approaches were abandoned during the following minutes. Eventually, the crew decided to divert to Vanavara Airport which is located 450 km southeast of Tura. Following a total flight time of 3 hours and 45 minutes, while descending to Vanavara Airport, all three engines stopped simultaneously. The captain attempted an emergency landing in a cleared area when the aircraft struck trees at a speed of 235 km/h. Out of control, it crashed on the shore of the Chamba river, coming to rest upside down. The wreckage was found 41 km north-northwest of Vanavara and all 28 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that all three engine failed simultaneously due to a fuel exhaustion. Following a poor flight planning, the crew decided to chose Vanavara as the alternate airport (450 km from Tura) while the airport of Baykit was located 110 km from Tura and weather conditions were good at this time.
The following contributing factors were reported:
- The crew incorrectly calculated the total amount of fuel necessary for the request flight and the alternate airport,
- The crew was unaware of the deterioration of the weather conditions in Tura after the ground personnel based at Tura Airport failed to conduct efficient observations and inform the crew accordingly,
- The deviation, allowed by crew during the first straight-in approach, which was caused, probably, by short-term de-energizing of the Outer Marker beacon and by incorrect determination by the crew of removal to VPP under these conditions,
- Failure of the crew to monitor the approach pattern parameters during the second and third approaches to Tura Airport in below minimums visibility,
- The crew started the descent to Vanavara Airport prematurely following a wrong flight altitude selection.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40K in Dikson

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-87394

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Krasnoyarsk - Dikson

MSN:

9 41 06 33

YOM:

1974

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Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Krasnoyarsk, the crew started the approach to Dikson by night and marginal weather conditions. On short final, the aircraft was too high and landed too far down the runway with a tailwind component and at an excessive speed. Unable to stop within the remaining distance available, the aircraft overran, went through an embankment at a speed of 115 km/h and eventually came to rest in a ravine. All 35 occupants were rescued, among them 8 were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Excessive speed upon landing,
- Tailwind component,
- Lack of visibility,
- Snow squalls.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12TB near Yeniseysk: 11 killed

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1979 at 0156 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-12963

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Norilsk - Krasnoyarsk

MSN:

9 3 464 07

YOM:

1969

Flight number:

SU22200

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Aircraft flight hours:

18235

Aircraft flight cycles:

7006

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Norilsk Airport in the late evening of August 23 on a cargo flight (SU22200) to Krasnoyarsk, carrying 10 passengers, a crew of six and a load of cargo consisting of six containers for a total weight of 1,920 kilos. Two hours and 18 minutes into the flight, while cruising by night at an altitude of 7,800 meters, all four engines failed simultaneously due to fuel contamination. The crew declared an emergency and initiated a descent to Yeniseysk Airport. On approach, due to low speed, the airplane lost height then struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a hilly and wooded terrain located 17,9 km short of runway. Five passengers were seriously injured while 11 other occupants, among them all six crew members, were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that all four engines failed simultaneously as the fuel was contaminated with water. It was also reported that the refueling system at Norilsk Airport was contaminated with water and that it had not been drained or controlled before being used. Analysis of fuel samples at the crash site showed a concentration of water and sediments between 37% and 88%. Finally, several passengers boarded without valid ticket and only upon captain permission, in violation with published procedures.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Krasnoyarsk

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1975

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-18

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-75801

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Schedule:

Moscow – Krasnoyarsk

MSN:

182 0043 01

YOM:

1962

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Aircraft flight hours:

27440

Aircraft flight cycles:

7976

Circumstances:

On approach to Krasnoyarsk-Severny Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility. On final, the four engine aircraft was too low and hit the ground 250 meters short of runway threshold. On impact, the nose gear and left main gear were torn off. The aircraft crashed, slid for several meters and came to rest with its left wing partially detached. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The crew decided to continue the approach in weather conditions that were below minimums.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Kharat: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1974 at 0725 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-08823

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Schedule:

Ulan-Ude – Krasnoyarsk - Novosibirsk – Omsk – Petropavl – Kurgan – Chelyabinsk – Ufa

MSN:

184 403 07

YOM:

1951

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

6945

Aircraft flight cycles:

5410

Circumstances:

The airplane departed Ulan-Ude at 0700LT on a cargo flight to Ufa with intermediate stops in Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Petropavl, Kurgan and Chelyabinsk, carrying five crew members, three passengers and a load of 663 kg of various goods. About 20 minutes after takeoff, while cruising at an altitude of 2,400 meters, a passenger announced to the crew that a fire erupted in the rear part of the cabin. Smoke spread in the cabin and the cockpit and as the crew was unable to extinguish the fire, the captain decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a prairie. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest in flames in an open field located 4 km from the village of Kharat. All eight occupants escaped while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire. 40 hours later, a female passenger died from her injuries.

Probable cause:

The aircraft was carrying several wooden crates containing bottles of 20 liters of flammable products placed on a carpet of wood chips. It is believed that these boxes had been used many times in the past but had not been cleaned and the wood chips were soaked with flammable products, maybe because some of the bottles were not properly sealed. In flight, the hot air pulsed into the cabin via the heating system caused the wood chips to burn and the fire could not be extinguished by the crew.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Krasnoyarsk

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1972

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-87819

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Krasnoyarsk – Tomsk

MSN:

9 23 10 24

YOM:

1972

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Circumstances:

On take-off from Krasnoyarsk-Severny Airport, just after lift off, the three engine aircraft banked left, causing the left wing to struck the runway surface. Out of control, the aircraft veered off runway and crashed close to the runway threshold. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all 18 occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

It appears the aircraft has not been properly deiced prior to takeoff.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B near Toguchin: 45 killed

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1970 at 0407 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-47751

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Novosibirsk - Krasnoyarsk - Bratsk

MSN:

79901204

YOM:

1967

Flight number:

SU1661

Location:

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Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

3975

Aircraft flight cycles:

3832

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport at 0342LT and its crew was cleared to climb to 4,200 meters, altitude reached at 0353LT. At this time, the crew was cleared to continue to climb to the assigned altitude of 6,000 meters. Shortly later, while flying at an altitude of 5,400 meters, the airplane collided with a radiosonde weather balloon operated by the Hydrometeorological Service. The balloon struck the windshield and the nose cone and partially destroyed the cockpit. The airplane went out of control, entered a dive and partially disintegrated at the altitude of 2,000 meters before crashing in an open field located 20 km southeast of Toguchin. The airplane struck the ground at a speed of 300 km/h and was totally destroyed. All 45 occupants were killed. Some debris from the nose and the weather balloon were found more than 6 km from the main point of impact. The windshield was not recovered.

Probable cause:

In-flight collision with a radiosonde weather balloon while cruising by night. Apparently, the crew has not been informed about the presence of the weather balloon.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Yakutsk

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1969 at 1525 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-18

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-75791

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

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