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The crew (five engineers and five test pilots) were engaged in a local test flight out from Moscow-Sheremetievo Airport. Few minutes after takeoff, the engine number two failed. As it was not possible to feather the propeller, the airplane lost height and speed. The crew decided to return to Sheremetievo Airport for an emergency landing but on final, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames 4 km short of runway threshold. The airplane was destroyed and all ten occupants were killed. The test flight was performed on behalf of AKDON – Aviatsionnaya Krasnoznamyonnaya Diviziya Osobogo Naznacheniya, a division of the Soviet Army.

Crashed in unknown circumstances some 60 km from Igarka, killing all three crew members.

The crew was engaged in a local test flight on this AN-10 prototype. Shortly after takeoff from Voronezh Airport, while climbing to a height of 500 meters, the engine number one failed. The power of the engine number four was immediately pull back to 40% of its nominal value to avoid any asymmetrical thrust. Few seconds later, the engine number three failed, so the same procedure was performed with the engine number two. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane struck the bank of a river and crashed. The mechanic was killed while four other crew members were injured, two of them seriously.

The crew was performing a training flight from Novosibirsk to Moscow-Vnukovo Airport with an intermediate stop at Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport. While approaching Moscow, the crew informed ATC that the fuel reserves were insufficient and requested the permission to divert to the Dyagilevo Airbase located 180 km southeast of Moscow. Without checking local conditions, the flight director authorized the crew to divert to Dyagilevo. Upon arrival, the pilot was forced to make a go around due to poor weather conditions and it was then decided to divert to the Savasleyka Airbase located 200 km northeast of Dyagilevo. On final approach to Savasleyka Airfield, both engines stopped simultaneously. The airplane stalled, struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 1,500 meters short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight crew members were seriously injured.

While parked at Khabarovsk Airport, the aircraft encountered gusty winds up to 86 km/h. Strong winds were still gusting during taxiing and takeoff. At 1158LT, the crew left Khabarovsk Airport bound for Magdagachi. At 1235LT, while cruising at an altitude of 2,100 meters, the airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed on the northwestern slope of Mt Poktoi located about 30 km west of Birobidzhan. SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft was found. The wreckage was located in June 1958 on a 45° slope terrain. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

The aircraft, with TAROM color scheme but operated by the Romanian Government, was performing a flight from Bucharest to Moscow-Vnukovo with an intermediate stop at Kiev, carrying a Romanian delegation. The approach to Vnukovo was completed by night and after he cleared the inner marker, the pilot established a visual contact with the runway lights and continued the approach. At this time, he was contacted by ATC who instructed him to maintain level as his altitude was insufficient. Shortly later, at a height of about 10 to 15 meters, the airplane struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 500 meters short of runway and 130 meters to the left of the extended centerline. Three crew members and one passenger, the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gregore Preoteasa were killed while 12 other occupants were injured, among them the futur President Nicolae Ceaucescu.

On a cargo flight from Mys Chelyuskin to SP-7 (which drifted around N87°) when flew too low on final approach in difficult weather conditions (low clouds and poor visibility). During the polar night, the left wing collided with ice hummocks some 3 km from the runway threshold and the aircraft crashed. All six crew were injured and rescued by a Mil Mi-4 some 21 hours later. One of the crew member died from his injuries five days later.
Crew:
Vladimir Malkov, pilot,
A. A. Lebedev, pilot,
Valentin A. Kolosov, mechanic,
S. P. Jars, mechanic,
Nikolaï Pischke, flight engineer,
Gennady M. Nevyantsev, radio operator.

The crew was engaged in a geophysical mission in the Chukotka okrug. While approaching a mountainous area, the airplane was too low and the pilot elected to gain height. In a steep angle, the aircraft stalled and crashed on a rocky terrain. All occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

While cruising by night on the leg from Irkutsk to Chita, the crew lost his orientation and requested ATC assistance, without success. The airplane deviated from the prescribed flight path to the south and due to fuel exhaustion, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing. Following three unsuccessful attempts, the captain elected a fourth landing attempt when, at an altitude of 900 meters, the airplane clip trees, continued for about 340 meters and eventually crashed in a dense wooded area. A passenger was seriously injured and later evacuated while all 27 other occupants were killed. The aircraft was totally destroyed.

While cruising under VFR at an altitude of 2,100 meters, the right engine failed and caught fire. The crew elected to extinguish the fire but without success. Shortly later, the engine detached and struck the right tail, causing the aircraft to enter a spin and to crash in a steppe located about 55 km west of Mys Kamenny. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 6 crew members were killed.