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The crew was engaged in a local training mission at Ivanovo-Severny Air Base. On final approach by night and poor weather conditions, the captain decided to make a go-around when the airplane lost height and crashed. The airplane was destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the aircraft's speed was insufficient at the time the crew initiated a go-around procedure.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2T in Leshukonskoye

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1970

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-84771

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

184 340 02

YOM:

1949

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Damaged beyond repair on takeoff from Leshukonskoye with the MTOW exceeded and the center of gravity being out of the envelope (too far aft). Crashed shortly after liftoff and came to rest into a ravine. All occupants survived while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Overweight.

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

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1970 at 1927 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-11031

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Mys-Kamennyy - Tyumen

MSN:

7 3 450 03

YOM:

1967

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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.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Izhevsk

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1970

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-35417

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

1133 473 15

YOM:

1960

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On final approach to Izhevsk Airport, the aircraft stalled and crashed in an open field. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The single engine aircraft stalled on final approach due to an insufficient speed caused by a pilot error.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Bulbukhta: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1970

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

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Registration:

CCCP-02195

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Perevoz – Bulbukhta

MSN:

1123 473 02

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1959

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Aircraft flight hours:

7840

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While on a cargo flight from Perevoz to Bulbukhta with supplies for the mine Dalne-Taiginski, the crew encountered below-minima weather conditions (snowfall and poor visibility). As the pilot failed to return, the airplane entered clouds and crashed at a height of 1,400 metres into the rocky slope of a mountain (1,439 metres high) located 10 km SSW of Bulbukhta, caught fire and burnt out. Both pilots were injured while the sole passenger was killed. Rescue team reached the crash site a day later.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1970

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-18

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-75823

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Moscow – Chelyabinsk – Krasnoyarsk – Chita – Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

MSN:

182 0049 02

YOM:

1962

Flight number:

SU017

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The crew started the approach to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk by night and heavy rain falls. On short final, the captain realized he was well above the glide so he decided to increase the rate of descent. The airplane struck the runway surface nose first at a speed of 230 km/h and with a positive acceleration of 2,8 g. It bounced then landed a second time with an acceleration of 3,8 g. Upon impact, the nose gear was torn off, the engine number one detached and both wings were bent. Out of control, the airplane slid for several yards before coming to rest. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration on part of the pilot-in-command. Poor crew coordination and poor weather conditions were considered as contributing factors.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Ukhta

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1970

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-41295

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G64-10

YOM:

1965

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Following an engine failure, the aircraft stalled and crashed near Ukhta. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Satyshevo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1970 at 0610 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-32106

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Satyshevo - Satyshevo

MSN:

1G93-12

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Satyshevo

Republic of Tatarstan

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Russia

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Asia

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Aircraft flight hours:

1932

Aircraft flight cycles:

6655

Circumstances:

While on a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz 'Mars' located in the Bogatyye Saby district of Tatarstan, the captain fall asleep in the cockpit and let the second pilot in command. During flight, the copilot failed to detect a forest belt in time while flying a turn at low height. The aircraft collided with trees of the forest belt 2 km west of Satyshevo, crashed 170 metres further on, caught fire and burnt out. While a pilot was killed, the second occupant was injured.

Probable cause:

The captain was asleep at the time of the accident and the copilot was managing the mission alone. It was reported that the crew was performing all the spraying missions without any protection, while the pesticides used were highly toxic and dangerous. It was also noted that the altimeters were not connected at the time of the accident.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Indra Lake: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1970 at 1800 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-93925

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Indra Lake - Verkhnyaya Salda

MSN:

1 57 473 14

YOM:

1955

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Aircraft flight hours:

8953

Circumstances:

The crew attempted to takeoff from an airstrip located at Indra Lake bound for Verkhnyaya Salda with the MTOW exceeded by 170 kg and the center of gravity being out of the envelope (too far aft). With an intoxicated captain and an intoxicated passenger at the controls (the 2nd pilot was in the passenger cabin), the aircraft stalled at a height of some 15 metres, crashed, caught fire and burnt out. One pilot and nine passengers were killed. The aircraft was owned by the MOM – Ministerstvo Obshchestvo Mashinostroyeniya – Minobshchemash and operated by the NIITP (Nauchno-Issledovatelskom Institute Teplovykh Protsessov), the Research Institute for Thermal Processes.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of the combination of the following factors:
- The total weight of the aircraft was in excess of 170 kg to the MTOW,
- The CofG was too far aft and out of the envelope,
- The captain and the second pilot (a passenger) were intoxicated.

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