Ulyanovsk

Following an uneventful flight from Ulyanovsk, the crew started the descent to Moscow-Domodedovo Airport. While following the approach checklist, the crew realized that the nose gear failed to deploy and remained stuck in its wheel well. Several attempts to lower the gear manually failed and the crew eventually decided to carry out a nose gear-up landing on runway 32L. After a holding circuit of about 45 minutes, the aircraft landed then slid on its nose for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All 31 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The four engine aircraft departed Ulyanovsk on a cargo flight to Leninakan, carrying 5 passengers, 10 crew members and a load of 37,2 tons of construction materials and tools. The crew was cleared to descend to 3,300 meters then ATC transmitted the airport pressure being 637 mm Hg. The crew misunderstood this pressure value and the altimeters were mistakenly set at 736 mm Hg. This caused a gap of 1,100 meters and the aircraft continued the approach with a vertical speed of 10 meters per seconds. After passing below the glide in limited visibility due to the night, while at an altitude of 270 meters, the GPWS alarm sounded. The flight engineer realized the mistake and informed the captain 19 seconds after the first alarm sounded. For unknown reasons, the pilot failed to initiate any corrective action and 10 seconds later, the aircraft struck the mountain at a speed of 440 km/h and disintegrated on impact. All 15 occupants were killed.

During the takeoff roll at Moscow-Bykovo Airport, the flight engineer mistakenly raised the landing gear while the aircraft was still on the ground. Despite the situation and that the flaps were not extended, the captain decided to continue the takeoff procedure. The airplane failed to lift off, overran, struck a perimeter fence, crossed a road, collided with buildings and came to rest in flames. All 47 occupants escaped with injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

The crew (10 pilots under supervision and four instructors) were involved in a local training flight at Ulyanovsk-Baratayevka Airport. After takeoff, while climbing by night at an altitude of 150 meters, the crew raised the undercarriage when the engine number four failed. The crew tried to feather the propeller that went into auto-rotation. Due to high drag, the airplane banked right, lost height and crashed in a huge explosion 1,090 meters past the runway end. A crew member was seriously injured while 13 other occupants were killed. The airplane was completely destroyed.

The crew was completing a training flight from Kuybyshev to Ulyanovsk, carrying 13 crew members (five instructors and eight pilots under supervision) and four employees of the Voronezh aircraft plant. Following an uneventful flight, the pilot started the approach and when the flaps were selected down to 40°, the airplane became unstable. From a height of 120-150 metes, it stalled and crashed in a field located 1,240 meters short of runway threshold. The airplane was destroyed and all 17 occupants were killed.

The crew (six pilots and one instructor) was completing a local night training mission at Ulyanovsk-Baratayevka Airport. While approaching the airfield in icing conditions, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames 400 meters from the airfield. Four occupants were killed while three others were injured. The airplane was partially destroyed by fire.

The crew was performing a flight to Ulyanovsk to conduct aerial photography of the airplane on behalf of the UAZ factory. While approaching Ulyanovsk at an altitude of 3,000 meters, the left wing suffered a structural failure and partially detached and struck the tail. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a snow covered field located 15 km northeast of Ulyanovsk. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.