Region
Asia

Crash of an Antonov AN-12BP in Katanga: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Special Cargo Airlines
Registration:
CCCP-13320
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
7 3 454 07
YOM:
1967
Location:
Katanga
Irkutsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
3872
Aircraft flight cycles:
2150
Circumstances:
On final approach to Katanga Airport following an uneventful cargo flight, all four engines stopped simultaneously. The aircraft lost height and struck the ground 1,450 metres short of runway. Upon touchdown, it lost its undercarriage, slid for about 640 metres, struck successively the inner marker and a brick house before coming to rest, broken in two. A passenger was killed while 15 other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Failure of all four engines on final approach due to fuel exhaustion. Poor flight planning on part of the crew. At takeoff, the aircraft weight was 7 tons above the MTOW. The crew deliberately decided to load more cargo and less fuel. Investigations determined that the fuel quantity was insufficient for the planned flight.

Crash of an Antonov AN-74 in Lensk: 13 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1991 at 0121 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-74
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-74002
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Lensk – Omsk – Kiev
MSN:
470 70 682
YOM:
1989
Location:
Lensk
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Aircraft flight hours:
923
Aircraft flight cycles:
552
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Kiev with intermediate stops in Lensk and Omsk, carrying seven passengers (among them technicians), six crew members and a load of fish. Rotation was completed at night at a speed of 225 km/h and the crew immediately raised the landing gear. The aircraft climbed with a rate of 6 metres per second and after passing the runway end at a height of 70 metres, the crew selected flaps up. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, struck trees (22 metres high) at a speed of 380 km/h and crashed in a huge explosion 3,903 metres past the runway end and 400 metres to the left of its extended centerline. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 13 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Wrong takeoff configuration on part of the crew who neglected several published procedures. The following contributing factors were reported:
- The total weight of the aircraft at the time of the accident was 7,5 tons above MTOW,
- Lack of crew training,
- Premature retraction of flaps during initial climb,
- Insufficient rate of climb/climbing speed.

Crash of a Let L-410UVP in Poliny Osipenko

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Let L-410
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-67091
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
81 07 32
YOM:
1981
Location:
Poliny Osipenko
Khabarovsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the crew lowered the gear when the aircraft stalled and struck the runway surface. It slid for few dozen metres and came to rest. All 14 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Petrel: 9 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
51
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Petrel - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Location:
Petrel-Burevestnik (Iturup Island, Kuril Islands)
Sakhalin oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Petrel-Burevestnik Airport on a flight to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, carrying three passengers and six crew members on behalf of the KGB/Border Guard. After takeoff, while climbing, the crew was instructed by ATC to initiate a left turn when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Medvezhonok. The wreckage was found about 10 metres below the summit and all nine occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the instructions transmitted by local ATC to the crew were non compliant with the published procedures as all crew/aircraft must follow a right turn after departure.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Urai: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01494
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Urai - Sovetskiy
MSN:
1G232-28
YOM:
1988
Flight number:
461
Location:
Urai
Tyumen oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
1701
Aircraft flight cycles:
1818
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Urai Airstrip, while climbing to a height of about 10 metres, the engine lost power and failed. The aircraft lost altitude then crashed at a speed of 60 km/h in a wooded and swampy area located 900 metres further, bursting into flames. One pilot was killed while 12 other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by corrosion of a motion rod of the discharge valve on the n°4 cylinder.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T near Yartsevo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-62475
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Yartsevo - Novy Gorodok
MSN:
1G42-23
YOM:
1964
Location:
Yartsevo
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
13204
Aircraft flight cycles:
36795
Circumstances:
In the evening, the intoxicated crew departed Yartsevo on an unauthorized flight to Novy Gorodok. Few minutes after takeoff, while cruising by night, the single engine aircraft collided with a 14 metres high lone tree in a forest clearing located some 35 km southwest of Yartsevo. The aircraft lost height and crashed 121 metres further, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Collision with trees while the intoxicated crew was flying at an insufficient altitude by night.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Rakovka: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Rakovka - Rakovka
Location:
Rakovka
Bryansk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while engaged in a spraying mission. All three occupants were killed.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Sukhov 2-I: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1991 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-62627
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G178-19
YOM:
1977
Location:
Sukhov 2-I
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
9226
Circumstances:
While on a crop spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) of "Zavyety Lenina" located in the Mikhailovka district of the Volgograd region, the intoxicated pilot encountered engine problems. At low height, the aircraft banked right to an angle of 45° then crashed in a field located 6 km south of Sukhov 2-I. All three occupants, the pilot and two local farmers, were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the engine failure could not be determined with certainty. However, it is believed that the right group of tanks had run dry. Also, it was determined that the pilot had a blood alcohol level of 2,9‰.

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

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07169
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chara – Sredniye Kalar
MSN:
1G145-58
YOM:
1973
Location:
Chara
Zabaykalsky Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Chara to Sredniye Kalar, while cruising at an altitude of 2,900 meters, the engine lost power intermittently. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. All four occupants escaped unhurt while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
Partial engine failure after the fuel pump had been clogged by dirt.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in the Kuybyshev Reservoir: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-05704
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1G153-17
YOM:
1974
Location:
Kuybyshev Reservoir
Republic of Tatarstan
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Based at Tenki after being dispatched for a local spraying mission, the single engine aircraft was stolen by the copilot who was intoxicated. He took off in the afternoon with two other unauthorized people and later, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the Kuybyshev Reservoir. The wreckage was not recovered. Two dead bodies were later found in the Kama River. The third occupant was never found.
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