Tashkent

The four engine airplane was completing a flight from Tashkent, carrying 11 people and a load of 25 tons of various equipment. On approach, a surface-to-air missile (type Strela) struck the left wing between both engines n°1 and 2. Out of control, the aircraft descended to ground and crashed in a huge explosion about 20 km southeast of Kabul. All 11 occupants were killed.

The four engine aircraft was completing a military/cargo flight from Aden to Tashkent with an intermediate stop in Karachi. On the leg from Karachi to Tashkent, while cruising at an altitude of 5,500 meters, weather conditions deteriorated and the aircraft entered an area of hailstorm with severe turbulences. All four engine lost power and the crew was forced to shut down the engine n°1 and 3 while the engine n°2 and 4 were reduced to idle. The crew then initiated an emergency descent when the aircraft partially disintegrated in the air and crashed. It was determined that excessive g-loads caused several parts to detach during the emergency descent.

Shortly after takeoff, on a short leg from Chirchik AFB to Tashkent-Vostochny (27 km between both airfields), the aircraft was too low and crashed at an altitude of 980 meters on a mountain slope located about 15 km south of Chirchik AFB. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.

On approach, the aircraft went out of control and crashed after being caught by winds that were above the permitted speed. The aircraft was destroyed and there were no casualties.

During the takeoff roll at Samarkand Airport, at a speed of 350 km/h, the captain started the rotation when hen realized that the elevators were blocked. He elected to unlock the elevators but the aircraft overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in flames. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

On a flight from Sverdlovsk to Tashkent when the crew committed errors in handling trim tabs and autopilot, the aircraft entered a dive while flying at a height of 8,400 metres. Control was recovered by the crew at a height of some 6,600 metres. The crew managed to land safely, but the aircraft suffered structural damage during the dive with up to 2.7 g forces. Reported at LED 12SEP70 but can this be correct ? SOC 20MAY71 due to its poor technical condition.

Thirty minutes after its departure from Bukhara Airport, the right engine stopped due to the failure of the cylinder n°2. The crew informed ATC and decided to continue to Tashkent on one engine at the altitude of 2,400 meters. The flight on one engine continued for one hour and 39 minutes when the power on the left engine was inadvertently reduced by the crew. At a height of 100 meters, the crew elected to restart the right engine but the propeller went into pitch position, causing high drag. The airplane lost height and crashed in a cotton field located 34 km south of Tashkent-Yuzhny Airport. 29 people were wounded while nine passengers were killed. A day later, two other passengers died from their injuries.

At 0927LT, while cruising at an altitude of 3,600 meters, the radio operator informed ATC he was cruising under VFR and spotted Derbent. A minute later, while in clouds, the airplane struck the southeast slope of Mt Kushtang located about 27 km northeast of Boysun. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 30 occupants was found. All operations were abandoned one month later. The accident was officially announced by the Soviet Authorities on 19JAN1960. On 02JUN1960, alpinists found the wreckage of the airplane in a rocky and craggy area at an altitude of 3,501 meters. Among the passengers were two Chinese and three Germans, the rest of the passengers being Soviet soldiers and members of their families.

Crashed shortly after takeoff from Irkutsk-Intl Airport for unknown reason, killing all 17 occupants.

The six engine aircraft was performing a regular schedule flight from Chardhou (Turkmenistan) to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with a crew of six and thirty passengers on board. On descent, while at an altitude of 500 meters, the aircraft nosed down at an angle of 80° and crashed in a huge explosion some 50 km from Tashkent Airport. All 36 occupants were killed.