Tbilisi-Shota-Rustaveli (ex Novo Alekseyevka)

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Tbilisi - Sukhumi

MSN:

76A163

YOM:

1976

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120

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Total fatalities:

108

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On final approach to Sukhumi-Babushara Airport, the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed near the runway threshold, bursting into flames. 24 people survived while 108 others were killed. All passengers were Georgian soldiers and policeman dispatched to Sukhumi.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired by Abkhazi separatists.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-154B in Tbilisi: 28 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1992

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-154

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Registration:

85222

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

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City

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Tbilisi - Mineralnye Vody

MSN:

77A222

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1977

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During the takeoff roll on runway 31R at Tbilisi-Novo Alekseyevka Airport, after V1 speed, the pilot-in-command started the rotation. The nose gear lifted off and the aircraft nosed up to an angle of 6-7°. Both main landing gear failed to lift off and the aircraft continued to roll until the end of the runway. It overran, rolled 490 metres, struck the localizer antenna, continued for 190 metres and eventually crashed in a residential area, bursting into flames. The aircraft as well as nine houses were totally destroyed. All 24 occupants as well as four people on the ground were killed, 10 others were seriously injured.

Probable cause:

The aircraft was engaged in a cargo flight and was loaded with 20 tons of tea. Following violation of loading regulations on part of the ground personnel, three tons were loaded unbeknownst to the crew. Manifest and weight & balance sheet were incorrect and the aircraft was overloaded by 2 tons at the time of the accident. Also, the CofG was outside the forward limit. All 16 passengers did not have any ticket and were not authorized to embark on such commercial cargo flight.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A in Tbilisi: 8 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1983

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-134

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Registration:

CCCP-65807

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Tbilisi - Batumi - Kiev - Leningrad

MSN:

3352108

YOM:

1973

Flight number:

SU6833

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Aircraft flight hours:

13273

Aircraft flight cycles:

10506

Circumstances:

En route from Tbilisi to Batumi, while in cruising altitude, seven hijackers (young Georgian people) elected to divert the aircraft to Turkey. Hijackers opened fire in the cabin and cockpit but the copilot was able to make sharp maneuvers, forcing the hijacker to leave the cockpit. The crew was able to return to Tbilisi Airport where security forces stormed the aircraft. Seven occupants, three crew members and four passengers (among them three hijackers) were killed. At least 63 bullets holes were found in the fuselage and the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair due to serious deformation of the structure caused by excessive g loads during an emergency descent.

Probable cause:

Structural damages caused by excessives g loads and bullets holes due to hijacking situation.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Tbilisi

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1978

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

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Registration:

CCCP-87544

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Ulyanovsk - Volgograd - Tbilisi

MSN:

9 53 09 42

YOM:

1975

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On the leg from Volgograd to Tbilisi, while flying by night, both primary and emergency hydraulic systems failed. Only the nose gear could be lowered while stabilizers and flaps remained in neutral position. The aircraft landed on its belly at a speed of 250 km/h and the nose gear touched down 1,264 meters past the runway threshold. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran at a speed of 165 km/h, struck the localizer antenna, a concrete wall and came to rest in a ravine, broken in three. All 30 occupants were injured, three of them seriously.

Probable cause:

Failure of both primary and emergency hydraulic systems in flight after some water that mistakenly leaked in a tank due to a seal problems froze.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-12P in Tbilisi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1950 at 2208 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-12

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CCCP-L1340

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Training

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Tbilisi - Tbilisi

MSN:

30 046

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