Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Khanty-Mansiysk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1996 at 2044 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RA-88257
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tyumen - Khanty-Mansiysk
MSN:
9 71 12 52
YOM:
1977
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
33
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
21765
Aircraft flight cycles:
16947
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Tyumen, the aircraft was approaching Khanty-Mansiysk Airport by night and poor weather conditions due to snow falls and a visibility limited to 5,300 metres with a cloud base at 400 metres. On final approach, the aircraft descended below the MDA when it landed at a speed of 190 km/h on an helipad located 159 metres to the left of the runway and 950 metres from its threshold. The aircraft collided with three parked helicopters and crashed. Both pilots, a third crew member and two passengers were killed. The aircraft as well as three helicopter registered RA-22313, RA-25144 and RA-25939 were destroyed.
Probable cause:
The following findings were reported:
- The crew did not have sufficient information about the deterioration of the weather conditions at destination,
- The crew decided to continue the approach in a visibility that was below minimums,
- The power of the ground light system located at the helipad was higher than the runway light system, in conditions of limited visibility, which caused a wrong perception of the crew.

Crash of an Antonov AN-32A in Ufa: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 25, 1995 at 2026 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RA-48981
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tyumen - Ufa
MSN:
1601
YOM:
1988
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Aircraft flight hours:
4580
Aircraft flight cycles:
2215
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Tyumen to Ufa, carrying seven passengers, six crew members, a car and a container. On approach to Ufa Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions (night, sleet and low clouds) and limited visibility. On short final, the aircraft struck trees 1,098 metres short of runway, lost height and crashed in a wooded area, some 179 metres to the right of the extended centerline, bursting into flames. Eight occupants were killed and five others were injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew continued the approach in a visibility of 1,200 metres that was below minimums at the time of the accident, until the aircraft collided with obstacles and impacted terrain.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Nizhnevartovsk: 27 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1988 at 1850 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-87549
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nizhnevartovsk - Tyumen - Bugulma
MSN:
9 53 14 42
YOM:
1975
Flight number:
SU29674
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Aircraft flight hours:
13978
Aircraft flight cycles:
14766
Circumstances:
Liftoff was completed at a speed of 220 km/h after a course of 1,700 meters. Immediately after takeoff, at a height of 2 meters, engines n°2 and 3 lost approximately 20% of power. Few seconds later, the engine n°1 also suffered a power reduction of about 10%. The aircraft then rolled to the right to an angle of 60°, lost height and crashed in a field located 1,800 meters past the runway end, bursting into flames. Four passengers were seriously injured while 27 other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the loss of power on all three engines could not be determined with certainty, also due to the absence of evidences, efficient recording systems and testimony from the crew who were killed.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Tyumen

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1979
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-09601
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G74-22
YOM:
1966
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
22 minutes after takeoff from Tyumen-Plekhanovo Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 200 meters, the engine lost power and the airplane lost height. The crew elected to restart the engine but without success. The airplane then struck trees and crashed in a wooded area. All four occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident was the internal destruction of the engine due to fatigue peeling of the nitrided layer and subsequent destruction of the teeth of the fixed gear wheel.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP near Tavda: 14 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1977 at 1402 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-44992
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tavda - Tyumen
MSN:
1G27-15
YOM:
1962
Flight number:
SU801CH
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Aircraft flight hours:
16932
Aircraft flight cycles:
16482
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Tavda Airport on flight SU801CH to Tyumen, carrying 12 passengers and two pilots on board. After takeoff, the crew was cleared to climb to an altitude of 150 meters and continued to the south. Few minutes later, while cruising in marginal weather conditions with rain falls, limited visibility of 2 km and low clouds, at an estimated altitude of 175 meters, the airplane collided with an Aeroflot Antonov AN-2 registered CCCP-15925 that was completing a service from Tyumen to Tavda with 15 people on board. Following the collision, both aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in flames in an open field located 18 km south of Tavda. Both wreckages were found 392 meters from each other and all 29 occupants on both aircraft were killed.
Probable cause:
The in-flight collision was the consequence of a lack of ATC assistance and the fact that both crew were flying under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Tavda: 15 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1977 at 1402 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-15925
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tyumen - Tavda
MSN:
1148 473 16
YOM:
1960
Flight number:
SU397
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Aircraft flight hours:
17513
Aircraft flight cycles:
17391
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane was completing flight SU397 from Tyumen to Tavda with 13 passengers and two pilots on board. While approaching Tavda from the south, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions with rain falls, limited visibility of 2 km and low clouds. At an estimated altitude of 175 meters, the airplane collided with an Aeroflot PZL-Mielec AN-2TP registered CCCP-44992 that was completing a service from Tavda to Tyumen and just departed Tavda Airport few minutes earlier with 14 people on board. Following the collision, both aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in flames in an open field located 18 km south of Tavda. Both wreckages were found 392 meters from each other and all 29 occupants on both aircraft were killed.
Probable cause:
The in-flight collision was the consequence of a lack of ATC assistance and the fact that both crew were flying under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Karakulino: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1976
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-13345
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moscow - Tyumen
MSN:
2 34 419 01
YOM:
1952
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
5444
Circumstances:
The crew encountered turbulences in flight and decided to continue at a relative low altitude of 290 metres. After four hours of flight, fuel reserves were low and the left engine started to misrunning. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing when, at a height of 45 metres, the aircraft struck five telephone steel cables with a diameter of 4,3 mm. The airplane stalled and crashed on the shore of the Kama River. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2V in Sovetskiy

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-09281
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Sovetskiy - Tyumen
MSN:
1G23-30
YOM:
1962
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
At liftoff, the airplane entered a high nose attitude. The pilot-in-command reduced the engine power when the airplane crashed back onto the runway and came to rest. There were no injuries but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation on part of the crew who decided to takeoff with an aircraft from which the total weight was about 248 kilos over the MTOW. Also, the CofG was out of the envelope too far aft, causing the aircraft to be uncontrollable after takeoff.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12B in Surgut: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1971 at 0441 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-12996
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tyumen - Surgut
MSN:
00 347 403
YOM:
1970
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Aircraft flight hours:
391
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a cargo flight from Tyumen to Surgut, carrying one passenger, six crew members and a load of 12 tons of herring from the Pacific. On final approach by night, at an altitude of 400 meters and a speed of 330 km/h, the captain requested 'flaps 15' when the airplane became unstable and rolled left and right. Few seconds later, the airplane entered a nose down attitude, reached the speed of 395 km/h and crashed in a left bank of 90° into an icy lake located 13,6 km from the runway threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all sven occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control caused by an excessive accumulation of ice on wing tips. The following factors were considered as contributing:
- Severe icing conditions,
- Misuse of the de-icing systems by the crew, especially with regard to air bleeding of the engines.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12B in Mys-Kamennyy: 8 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1970 at 1927 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-11031
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mys-Kamennyy - Tyumen
MSN:
7 3 450 03
YOM:
1967
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Aircraft flight hours:
3637
Aircraft flight cycles:
1768
Circumstances:
After delivering various equipment for a local oil exploitation company, the crew was returning to Tyumen and departed Mys-Kamennyy Airport at 1911LT in snow showers reducing the visibility to 1,8 km. During initial climb, the crew was cleared to climb to 6,600 meters when four minutes later, the captain declared an emergency and stated that both left engines failed. He was cleared to fly back to Mys-Kamennyy Airport and started a return circuit. At a distance of 18 km from the airfield, he reported runway in sight and lowered the gear shortly later then reduced his altitude to 250 meters at a distance of eight km. At five km, he reported that the aircraft was losing altitude when he was instructed to turn right. Shortly later, at a speed of 220 km/h, the airplane crashed in an icy swamp located 2,2 km short of runway and 450 meters to the left of its extended centerline. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Investigations were unable to determine the exact cause of the failure of both left engines. Nevertheless, the assumption that this was caused by the presence of ice crystals or pellets clogging a fuel line or a fuel filter was not ruled out as well as a valve failure. Poor weather conditions were considered as a contributing factor.