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Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2V in Khanty-Mansiysk

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1971
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-50573
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1G90-10
YOM:
1968
Location:
Khanty-Mansiysk
Khantia-Mansia okrug
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
33
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from Khanty-Mansiysk Airport, the single engine airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. With an insufficient speed, it struck trees located past the runway end, stalled and crashed. All 35 occupants escaped, some of them were injured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The crew elected to takeoff with 33 passengers on board while the AN-2 is not certified to carry so much passengers. It was determined that the total weight of the aircraft was well above the MTOW at the time of the accident. In such conditions, it was not possible for the crew to takeoff.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Farikha: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1971 at 1645 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-55567
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Farikha - Naryan-Mar
MSN:
1 48 473 12
YOM:
1954
Location:
Farikha
Arkhangelsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
12407
Aircraft flight cycles:
15660
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a cargo flight from Farikha to Naryan-Mar, carrying a load of fish for a total weight of 1,155 kilos. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 60 meters with a speed of 110 km/h, the crew turn off the lights. Five to six seconds later, control was lost. The airplane banked left to 20-25° then nosed down and crashed in an icy field located 1,124 meters past the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty as the aircraft was totally destroyed and the engine and its components could not be analysed. Nevertheless, the assumption that the loss of control was the result of a spatial disorientation that suffered the pilot-in-command was not ruled out.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Baykit

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-98348
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1 105 473 14
YOM:
1958
Location:
Baykit
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying at low height, the single engine aircraft hit the ground and crashed. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Damanka: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1971 at 1352 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-98292
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Maykop - Kerch - Vinnitsa
MSN:
1102 473 03
YOM:
1958
Location:
Damanka
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
9802
Aircraft flight cycles:
37200
Circumstances:
The aircraft was flying too low and deviated from the prescribed flight path to the south by 15 km while encountering below-minima weather conditions (poor visibility). At a height of 300 meters, the single engine aircraft collided with tree tops on a hill located southwest of Damanka (some 22 km west of Krymsk), crashed, caught fire and burnt out. The copilot survived and the captain was killed.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation on part of the crew who decided to continue in below-minima weather conditions.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Saratov: 57 killed

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1971 at 2148 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-46788
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Sverdlovsk - Ufa - Saratov
MSN:
57301705
YOM:
1965
Flight number:
SU2174
Location:
Saratov-Tsentralny
Saratov oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
53
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
57
Aircraft flight hours:
10913
Aircraft flight cycles:
8544
Circumstances:
On approach to Saratov-Tsentralny Airport by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with fog, clouds from 100 to 1,000 meters and icing conditions. While approaching at an altitude of 400 meters with flaps and landing gear up, the aircraft nosed down to a 7-9° angle then rolled to the right. It descended with a high vertical speed before crashing in flames 13 km short of runway threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and the wreckage was found 1,300 meters to the right of the approach path. All 57 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
The aircraft was approaching at an estimated speed of 240-260 km/h with flaps retracted when it rolled to the right and started an uncontrolled descent with a high vertical speed. It is believed that the loss of control was probably caused by an excessive accumulation of ice on fuselage and wings which adversely modified the aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft. Investigations determined that the aircraft had flown in icing conditions for a period of 3 minutes and 50 seconds, resulting in an accumulation of 15 millimeters of ice. The reason why the flaps were not deployed could not be determined.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Tyubelyakh: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1971 at 1316 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-47678
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Moma - Ust-Nera
MSN:
1159 473 12
YOM:
1961
Location:
Tyubelyakh
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Aircraft flight hours:
8979
Circumstances:
The crew encountered low clouds and poor weather conditions while following the valley of the river Tikhon-Yuryakh. The decision to return was taken too late so the aircraft was unable to clear the obstacles. It struck tree tops and crashed at a height of 1,080 meters into a mountain slope located near the Moma Pass (1,444 meters high) and 19 km northeast of Chumpu-Kytyl (Tyubelyakh). The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post impact fire. A pilot and a passenger were injured while the second pilot and five passengers were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of:
- Wrong decisions taken by the crew,
- Poor flight preparation,
- Insufficient or erroneous information about enroute weather conditions.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-104B in Moscow: 25 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1971 at 2017 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-104
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-42490
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Moscow - Simferopol
MSN:
0 2 16 03
YOM:
1960
Flight number:
SU773
Location:
Moscow-Vnukovo
Moscow oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
25
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Moscow-Vnukovo Airport, while climbing by night, the airplane entered a right turn, lost height, banked right 90° then struck power cables and crashed in a field located 10 km south of the airport. The airplane was totally destroyed by impact forces and all 25 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that an explosive device composed by 400 to 800 grams of trinitrotoluene (TNT) exploded approximately 7 to 15 seconds after rotation. The bomb was apparently placed in a hand baggage placed on the cabin floor, maybe under the seat number 45. The detonation ruptured the cabin floor, the left root and the control cables were cut and inoperative. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and lost several pieces at an altitude of 200 meters before striking the ground. Despite extensive investigations that will end in 1973, the Soviet authorities wont be able to identify the author of this act of sabotage.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Toko

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-98281
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1101 473 07
YOM:
1958
Location:
Toko
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The engine failed in flight and the aircraft crash landed near Tokko. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

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

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1971 at 1635 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-96221
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Polotsk – Chelyabinsk
MSN:
1G72-05
YOM:
1966
Flight number:
SU697
Location:
Polotsk
Chelyabinsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Aircraft flight hours:
6056
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Polotsk Airport at 1623LT on a flight to Chelyabinsk, carrying 12 passengers (mining workers) and a crew of two. 12 minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 300 meters in good weather conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a steppe located 35 km north of Polotsk. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that none of the 12 passengers were attached and some of them were standing in the rear compartment of the aircraft, prohibited to passengers, the access door to be locked. Various analysis revealed that all passengers were intoxicated at the time of the accident and that they were probably moving in the cabin without the consent of the crew. This situation likely modified the CofG, causing the airplane to become uncontrollable.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-95RTs in Russia: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-95
Operator:
Registration:
03 Black
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
63MRTs003
YOM:
1963
Location:
Russia
All Russia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
11
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission and was scheduled to return to the Fedotovo-Kipelovo Airbase located west of Vologda. En route, Colonel Ivan Gladkov ordered the crew to divert to an airbase located near his house. On approach by night, the crew encountered foggy conditions and failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck trees and crashed short of runway. All 11 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was reported that the crew was instructed to divert to another airfield as the approach was initiated in below minima weather conditions, but the crew ignored these instructions and continued the approach until final impact.
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