Zheleznogorsk | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Shortly after takeoff from Olyokminsk Airport, while in initial climb, it is believed that the airplane suffered an engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane collided with trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located about 1,5 km from the airfield. A passenger was killed and four other occupants were injured. The airplane was en route to Zheleznogorsk on behalf of a Gold Mine Company.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Bratsk

Date & Time: Sep 16, 2015 at 1115 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Yenisei Aviation Enterprise

Registration:

RA-35141

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Zhelenogorsk-Ilimsky – Taseyovo – Achinsk

MSN:

1G112-23

YOM:

1969

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Captain / Total flying hours:

5116

Captain / Total hours on type:

4683.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1283

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1283

Aircraft flight hours:

14512

Aircraft flight cycles:

19970

Circumstances:

The single engine airplane departed Zhelenogorsk-Ilimsky Airport on a flight to Achinsk with an intermediate stop in Taseyovo, carrying one passenger and two pilots. After 43 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of about 1,200 metres, the engine lost power and the oil temperature increased from 70° to 150° C. The aircraft lost height, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft hit tree tops and eventually crash landed in a wooded area located 60 km northeast of Bratsk. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three occupants escaped unarmed.

Probable cause:

The crash of An-2 RA-35141 aircraft occurred during the emergency landing on a forest firebreak. The landing was urged due to in-flight engine power loss as a result of the destruction of the 62.06.02 bronze hub pouring of the master rod big end of the crank mechanism. Most probably the destruction of the bronze hub pouring was caused by a manufacturing flaw consisting in a lack of bronze friction with the steel base on a part of its surface.

Final Report:

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Zheleznogorsk: 33 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1981 at 1213 LT

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

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Registration:

CCCP-87455

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Irkutsk - Zheleznogorsk

MSN:

9 43 12 36

YOM:

1974

Flight number:

SU652

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Aircraft flight hours:

10455

Aircraft flight cycles:

9784

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Irkutsk-Magan Airport, the crew started the descent to Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy Airport in relative good weather conditions with a horizontal visibility of 20 km. On final, at an altitude of 400 meters, the three engine airplane collided with a Soviet Air Force Mil Mi-8 helicopter registered CCCP-22268. Inbound from Bratsk, the helicopter was completing a training mission with seven people on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain located about 11 km from the airport, bursting into flames. All 40 occupants in both aircraft were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the collision was the consequence of a poor ATC surveillance, causing both aircraft to initiate an approach without ensuring that they each maintained a minimum separation in accordance with published procedures. This situation allowed the helicopter to cut off the approach path of the aircraft. The lack of radio communications between the three parties concerned remained a contributing factor.