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Crash of an Antonov AN-2Skh in Ust-Maya

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01189
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1 79 473 17
YOM:
1957
Location:
Ust-Maya
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 undercarriage collapsed while landing on a snow covered runway at Ust-Maya. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-124V in Murmansk: 32 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1965 at 1557 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-124
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-45086
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Leningrad – Murmansk
MSN:
5 35 18 01
YOM:
1965
Flight number:
SU099
Location:
Murmansk
Murmansk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
57
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
32
Aircraft flight hours:
357
Aircraft flight cycles:
300
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport, the crew started the approach to Murmansk Airport by night and poor weather conditions due to snow falls. After passing the middle marker, the aircraft was 400 meters left of the approach path when the visibility suddenly dropped due to a snow squall. The airplane was below the glide when the captain misinterpreted lights on the ground and decided to increased the rate of descent. The airplane struck the icy surface of the Kilp Yavr Lake located 1,5 km short of runway 31, lost its left wing and came to rest in shallow water about 1,562 meters short of runway. 32 occupants were evacuated while 32 others were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by the combination of the following factors:
- Poor weather conditions upon arrival with sudden deterioration of the visibility,
- Wrong decision on part of the crew who descended below the glide,
- Lack of ATC assistance and wrong instructions transmitted to the crew during the final approach procedure.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 near Ulan-Ude: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1965 at 1510 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-11337
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tashkent – Fergana – Novosibirsk – Krasnoyarsk – Irkutsk – Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
MSN:
2 4 005 03
YOM:
1962
Location:
Ulan-Ude
Republic of Buryatia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Aircraft flight hours:
4030
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Tashkent on a cargo flight to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with intermediate stops in Fergana, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk, carrying a load of 10,475 kilos of grapes. En route from Krasnoyarsk to Irkutsk, the crew was informed about poor weather at destination and decided to divert to Ulan Ude although that airport was not suitable for such type of aircraft. While approaching from the north in marginal weather conditions, at an altitude of 1,200 meters, the airplane struck the slope of a wooded mountain located 32 km north of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain resulting from a crew error who mistakenly imputed wrong QNH setting for the approach. Lack of visibility and poor flight preparation were considered as contributing factors.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2V into Keret Lake: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1965 at 1535 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-98320
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1103 473 13
YOM:
1958
Location:
Keret Lake
Republic of Karelia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
5657
Circumstances:
On a positioning flight from an unnamed lake located 60 km south of Loukhi to Loukhi when the intoxicated captain descended steeply over lake Keret (30 km south of Loukhi). The second pilot tried to prevent this but the aircraft crashed into the lake, nosed over and sank to a depth of 4 metres. The captain drowned while the copilot was rescued by the crew of a boat. Analysis of the captain's body revealed a concentration of 1,04 ‰ of alcohol in blood.
Probable cause:
Hazardous manoeuvres on part of the captain who was intoxicated at the time of the accident.

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

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1965 at 1310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01201
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Poliny Osipenko – Briakan – Komsomolsk-on-Amur – Khabarovsk
MSN:
1 68 473 13
YOM:
1956
Location:
Gorny
Khabarovsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
7863
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Briakan, weather conditions deteriorated and the crew, instead of returning to Briakan, decided to continue. In low clouds, the airplane deviated from the prescribed flight path by 17 km to the right when, at a height of 600 meters, the airplane stuck tree tops and crashed on the slope of a mountain (1,220 metres) located near Gorny, some 65 km northwest of Khurba Airport. SAR arrived on scene one day later. A pilot was killed while all 11 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation on part of the flying crew who departed Briakan without efficient information regarding weather forecast. Also, the crew failed to return to his departure point when weather conditions worsened.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Chamzinka: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1965 at 1642 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-55768
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chamzinka - Chamzinka
MSN:
1G50-21
YOM:
1964
Location:
Chamzinka
Republic of Mordovia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
763
Circumstances:
During crop-spraying operations for the "Relyevski" sovkhoz (state farm) at Chamzinka (Mordoviya) when the intoxicated pilot made an illegal pleasure flight with members of the local police forces. He performed unauthorized manoeuvre at low height so that the left wing collided with a pole of a telephone line near Chamzinka. Aircraft crashed upside down. The pilot and four passengers were killed. The only survivor was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
The pilot was intoxicated at the time of the accident.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Troitskoye: 12 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1965 at 2103 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-55568
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Manoma – Troitskoye
MSN:
1 48 473 13
YOM:
1954
Location:
Troitskoye
Khabarovsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Aircraft flight hours:
8484
Circumstances:
On a flight from Manoma to Troitskoye (Nanai district of the Khabarovsk region), the intoxicated crew departed the airport in the wrong direction and lost orientation. While cruising at an altitude of 350 meters in poor weather conditions, the single engine airplane struck trees and crashed in a wooded hillside located 65 km ENE of Troitskoye, caught fire and burnt out. Both pilots and all 10 passengers were killed. The wreckage was found on 11 of May 1965.
Probable cause:
Navigation error on part of the crew who was intoxicated at the time of the accident.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24 in Khanty-Mansiysk: 43 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1965 at 1313 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-46764
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tyumen - Khanty-Mansiysk
MSN:
47301301
YOM:
1964
Location:
Khanty-Mansiysk
Khantia-Mansia okrug
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
42
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
43
Aircraft flight hours:
580
Aircraft flight cycles:
573
Circumstances:
On final approach to Khanty-Mansiysk Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck a snow covered field. It bounced then crashed in flames short of runway threshold. Four crew members were seriously injured while 43 other occupants were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Possible wrong approach configuration and errors in the piloting techniques, expressed in an inaccurate determination of the airplane's altitude during the final stage of the approach.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-124V in Kuybyshev: 30 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1965 at 1135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-124
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-45028
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kuybyshev – Rostov-on-Don – Sochi
MSN:
2 35 08 03
YOM:
1962
Flight number:
SU513
Location:
Kuybyshev
Samara oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
30
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
30
Aircraft flight hours:
1612
Aircraft flight cycles:
1151
Circumstances:
Less than one minute after its takeoff from Kuybyshev Airport, while climbing to a height of 40-50 meters, the airplane stalled then banked left and crashed in a snow covered field located 2,300 meters past the runway end. All nine crew members and 16 passengers were killed while 14 others were seriously injured. Few hours after the crash, five of the survivors died from their injuries. At the time of the accident, the pilot-in-command was under training with an instructor (right seat).
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. Nevertheless, it is believed the loss of control was caused by the dysfunction of the attitude indicator that was probably not fully operational as the accident occurred less than two minutes after the engines have been started. The assumption that water went through the ADI, causing it to fail.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Aradan: 31 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1965 at 0745 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-54971
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Abakan - Kyzyl
MSN:
2 34 428 10
YOM:
1952
Flight number:
SU542
Location:
Aradan
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
31
Aircraft flight hours:
17098
Circumstances:
While in cruising altitude over a mountainous area, the airplane just past over a pass when it encountered severe turbulences and downdrafts. Elements of the left wing tip and the tail were sheared off and the airplane went out of control, plunged into the earth and crashed in a wooded area located on the slope of mountain at an altitude of 1,760 meters. The wreckage was found few hours later 80 meters below the summit and all 31 occupants were killed. Up to date, this was the worst accident involving a LI-2.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the airplane encountered severe downdrafts and turbulences that exceeded the wing and tail certification, causing the aircraft to become uncontrollable.
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