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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-2T near Mairamadag

Date & Time: Aug 31, 2024

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

RF-02346

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Skydiving / Paratroopers

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Vladikavkaz - Vladikavkaz

MSN:

1G108-42

YOM:

1969

Location:

Mairamadag

Republic of North Ossetia

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Russia

Region:

Asia

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The single engine airplane departed Vladikavkaz Airport on a skydiving mission, carrying 13 skydivers and two pilots. While flying between Mairamadag and Koban, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a dense wooded area. All 15 occupants were rescued, among them few were injured, some seriously.

Crash of a Sukhoi Superjet 100-95LR near Bokovo-Akulovo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 2024 at 1500 LT

Type of aircraft:

Sukhoi Superjet 100-95

Operator:

Registration:

RA-89049

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Ferry

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Lukhovitsy - Moscow

MSN:

95078

YOM:

2014

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The airplane departed Lukhovitsy-Tretyakovo Airport at 1452LT on a ferry flight to Moscow-Vnukovo Airport, carrying a crew of three. About eight minutes after takeoff, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an almost vertical attitude in a dense wooded area located near the village of Bokovo-Akulovo, some 37 km northwest of Tretyakovo Airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all three crew members were killed. The airplane was ferried back to Moscow following a maintenance program at Tretyakovo Airport.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26-100 in Utrenniy

Date & Time: Jun 14, 2024 at 1340 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-26

Operator:

Registration:

RA-26662

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Sabetta - Utrenniy

MSN:

81 01

YOM:

1979

Flight number:

UT9706

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On final approach to Utrenniy Airport in marginal weather conditions, the airplane impacted the ground and crash landed about one km from the airport. All 41 occupants were rescued and transported to the airport terminal, among them three were injured including both pilots. The airplane was completing a special service from Sabetta.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76MD in Ivanovo: 16 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 2024 at 1300 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-76

Operator:

Registration:

RF-76551

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Ivanovo - Plessetsk

MSN:

00334 45309

YOM:

1983

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After takeoff from Ivanovo-Severny AFB, while climbing, the engine n°4 caught fire. The crew decided to return to the base and initiated a circuit in a slight right bank attitude. Few dozen seconds after departure, the engine n°4 detached. The airplane later entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. All 16 occupants were killed. The crew was en route to the airbase of Plessetsk, Arkhangelsk oblast.

Crash of a Beriev A-50U near Yeysk: 10 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 2024 at 1844 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beriev A-50

Operator:

Registration:

RF-50610

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

00834 84538

YOM:

1989

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While cruising at night in the region of Yeysk, the four engine airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in an open field located near Yeysk. All 10 occupants were killed. The airplane was operated by the 610th Center of Combat Application and coded 42 Red. Ukraine's military intelligence agency confirmed Russian A-50 military aircraft had been downed as a result of a joint operation with the Air Force.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76M near Yablonovo: 74 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 2024 at 1115 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-76

Operator:

Registration:

RF-86868

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Moscow - Belgorod

MSN:

00134 28833

YOM:

1981

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The airplane departed Moscow-Chkalovsky Airport on a flight to Belgorod, carrying 65 Ukrainian soldiers, three accompanying people and six crew members. The crew started the descent to Belgorod Airport when the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent, rolled to the left and eventually crashed in a snow covered field located in Yablonovo, about 55 km northeast of Belgorod Airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 74 occupants were killed. The exact circumstances of the accident remains unclear as Russian Authorities claim that the airplane has been shot down, by error or voluntarily, by a Ukrainian missile. The 65 Ukrainian soldiers were transferred to Belgorod as part of a prisoner exchange program.
Crew:
Stanislav Bezzubkin, pilot,
Alexey Vysokin, copilot,
Andrey Piluev, flight engineer,
Sergey Zhitenev, technician,
Igor Sablinsky, radio operator.

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

Date & Time: Nov 10, 2023 at 1242 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Strizhavia

Registration:

RA-84566

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Pevek - Polyarny

MSN:

1G189-33

YOM:

1980

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Captain / Total flying hours:

7978

Captain / Total hours on type:

851.00

Aircraft flight hours:

345

Circumstances:

The single engine airplane departed Pevek on a cargo flight to Polyarny, carrying two passengers, one pilot and a load of 150 kg of various goods. Approaching the destination, weather conditions deteriorated with heavy rain falls. In limited visibility, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in the snow covered tundra few km from Polyarny. The wreckage was found few hours later and all three occupants were injured, the captain seriously. The airplane was a TR-301, a version of the AN-2 without the lower wings. Modification were performed by Tekhnoregion under MSN ТR301.21.004.

Probable cause:

The collision with a mountainside occurred in a mountainous area during daylight under Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) that did not permit Visual Flight Rules (VFR) operations, as a result of the pilot-in-command (PIC) losing visual contact with the ground.
The following contributing factors were identified:
- The decision by the PIC to proceed with the flight despite forecasted meteorological conditions along the route and at the landing site that did not permit VFR operations (due to heavy precipitation).
- The failure of the PIC to take appropriate measures to avoid an hazardous area when signs of dangerous meteorological phenomenons became evident during the flight.
- Conducting the flight in violation of the aircraft's operational limitations under conditions unsuitable for VFR.
- The PIC's failure to make a timely decision to return to the departure airport or divert to an alternate airport when weather conditions deteriorated to levels below the minimums established for VFR operations.

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Crash of an Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 in Kuzhenkino: 10 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 2023 at 1715 LT

Type of aircraft:

Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600

Operator:

Registration:

RA-02795

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Moscow - Saint Petersburg

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145-1008

YOM:

2007

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The Legacy departed Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport shortly before 1645LT on a flight to St Petersburg-Pulkovo, carrying seven passengers and three crew members. According to the radar, while cruising at FL280, it entered an uncontrolled descent and spiraled into the ground until it crashed in an open field located near the village of Kuzhenkino, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed. The airplane was the property of the Wagner Group owned by Evgueni Viktorovitch Prigozhine who was on board with Dmitry Utkin, n°2 of the group. It is showable on videos that the airplane was emanating white/grey smoke while spiraling to the ground.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-22M-11 near Kantemirovka: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 2023

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-22

Operator:

Registration:

RF-75917

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Ivanovo - Ivanovo

MSN:

29640 10105

YOM:

1967

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The four engine airplane departed Ivanovo-Severny Airbase on a survey mission, carrying 10 crew members. In flight, it was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and caught fire. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located near Kantemirovka, bursting into flames. All 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
LT Col Artem Milovanov,
Maj Gennady Belyakin,
Maj Alexander Sviridov,
Cpt Viktor Popov,
Cpt Artem Sharoglazov,
Cpt Igor Volochilov,
Lt Nikita Golubev,
S/Sgt Alexey Skrykov,
S/Sgt Viktor Podrepny,
Sgt Sergey Starushok.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a surface-to-air missile. The origin of the shot remains unclear but it is believed that it was from Wagner's mercenaries.

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