Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Yakutia

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1998
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RA-40681
Flight Phase:
MSN:
1G214-39
YOM:
1985
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a river bed somewhere in Yakutia. Occupant's fate unknown.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Yakutia

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-33137
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1143 473 11
YOM:
1960
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in rough terrain (somewhere in Yakutia?) after the crew attempted a forced landing for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Russia

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-56436
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G181-20
YOM:
1978
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia, date exact unknown (somewhere in April 1987). No casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T in Yakutia

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1982
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-62489
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G42-37
YOM:
1964
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an accident in unknown circumstances somewhere in Yakutia. Went through the ice and partially sank. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in the Irkutsk oblast: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1980 at 1800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32275
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Irkutsk – Kachug – Nizhneangarsk
MSN:
1G96-37
YOM:
1968
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
9745
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Irkutsk Airport at 1530LT on a flight to Nizhneangarsk, Buryatia, with an intermediate stop in Kachug, carrying one passenger, two pilots and a load of 800 kilos of various goods on behalf of a geological expedition. Following a fuel stop in Kachug, the crew departed Kachug Airport at 1710LT in marginal weather conditions. At 1727LT, the crew requested and was cleared to descend from 2,700 meters to 2,300 meters for unknown reasons. Twelve minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 2,300 meters, the crew informed ATC about his position in the region of the Touloun Lake and gave his ETA for the next point over Cape Sheremshan at 1815LT. As the crew failed to contact ATC and the aircraft did not arrive in Nizhneangarsk, SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned 17 days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the three occupants was found. It is believed that the airplane crashed in a mountainous region located northwest of Baïkal Lake, near the border between Irkutsk oblast and the Republic of Buryatia.
Probable cause:
Due to lack of evidences as the wreckage was not found, the exact cause of the accident could not be determined. However, the following three hypothesis were not ruled out:
- Loss of control due to severe icing,
- Engine failure,
- Controlled flight into terrain while cruising in clouds.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Russia

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-09233
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G22-11
YOM:
1962
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing somewhere in Russia. There were no casualties. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in 1975.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Russia: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a night training mission somewhere in Russia. On final approach, the airplane descended below the glide, struck power cables and crashed in flames. All six crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the accident was caused by a wrong altimeter setting. A difference of 100 meters was reported.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-95RTs in Russia: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
03 Black
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
63MRTs003
YOM:
1963
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission and was scheduled to return to the Fedotovo-Kipelovo Airbase located west of Vologda. En route, Colonel Ivan Gladkov ordered the crew to divert to an airbase located near his house. On approach by night, the crew encountered foggy conditions and failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck trees and crashed short of runway. All 11 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was reported that the crew was instructed to divert to another airfield as the approach was initiated in below minima weather conditions, but the crew ignored these instructions and continued the approach until final impact.

Crash of a Beriev Be-10 in Russia

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1963
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
50
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
YOM:
0
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia. The crew fate remains unknown. Following this accident, the Beriev Be-10 will be withdrawn from use.