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Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Amgu

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1990
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-33544
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G229-36
YOM:
1988
Location:
Amgu
Primorsky Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown, the single engine aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Vozhdoroma: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1990 at 1544 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07207
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Rochegda – Bereznik – Arkhangelsk
MSN:
1G146-36
YOM:
1973
Flight number:
SU744
Location:
Vozhdoroma
Arkhangelsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
13463
Aircraft flight cycles:
13919
Circumstances:
En route to Arkhangelsk, weather conditions deteriorated and the crew decided to continue rather than to return to Bereznik. After being cleared to descend to an altitude of 150 meters, the aircraft entered an area of poor visibility when the crew lost his orientation. This caused the aircraft to deviate from the prescribed routing when, shortly later, it struck the cable of an antenna located in a military zone, about one km from Vozhdoroma. The aircraft lost height and crashed 250 meters further, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The decision of the crew to continue the flight under VFR mode in IMC conditions (below weather mimina conditions) at an unsafe altitude and the failure to return to the departure point.

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

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1990
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
03 yellow
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Skydiving / Paratroopers
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Okha - Okha
Location:
Okha
Sakhalin oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was completing a local skydiving mission at Okha Airport on behalf of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Aeroklub. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 50 meters, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a snow covered field. Three skydivers were killed while all 12 other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the total weight of the aircraft was well above the MTOW while the CofG was too far aft the limit. The stall occurred at a too low altitude to expect recovery.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Kurkachi

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1990
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-05703
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1G153-16
YOM:
1974
Location:
Kurkachi
Republic of Tatarstan
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Kurkachi Airport, the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with the mast of a high-voltage powerline and crashed. All 13 occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on approach after a newspaper had blocked the air intake.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A in Pervouralsk: 27 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1990 at 1256 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-134
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-65951
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Sverdlovsk – Tyumen – Ufa – Volgograd
MSN:
2 35 17 03
YOM:
1972
Flight number:
SU6246
Location:
Pervouralsk
Sverdlovsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
65
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Aircraft flight hours:
30755
Aircraft flight cycles:
18102
Circumstances:
En route from Tyumen to Ufa, while cruising at an altitude of 10,600 meters, the fire warning light came on, indicating smoke in the rear cargo compartment. The presence of smoke on board was confirmed but the crew was unable to identify the source of fire. The crew was cleared to initiate an emergency descent and to divert to Pervouralsk Airport. On final approach, the situation deteriorated on board and as the captain realized he could not reach the airport, he attempted an emergency landing in a snow covered area. Upon landing, the aircraft bounced twice, struck an irrigation equipment, went out of control and crashed 3 km from the Pervouralsk Airport. Four crew members and 23 passengers were killed while all other occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
A short-circuit occured in an electrical installation located in the rear compartment of the aircraft, due to the overheating of a cable with faulty isolation.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Tver

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1989
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70087
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1G136-13
YOM:
1972
Location:
Tver
Tver oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties. The exact date of the accident remains unknown, somewhere in 1989.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P in Kedrovy

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1989
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70269
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G139-28
YOM:
1972
Location:
Kedrovy
Tomsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed following an engine failure. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Sovetskiy: 32 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1989 at 1728 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-46335
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Perm - Sovetskiy
MSN:
97305602
YOM:
1979
Flight number:
SU37577
Location:
Sovetskiy
Khantia-Mansia okrug
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
35
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
32
Aircraft flight hours:
36861
Aircraft flight cycles:
31763
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Perm, the crew started the descent to Sovetskiy Airport and was informed about the weather conditions at destination with ceiling down to 80 meters and an horizontal visibility estimated to 2 kilometers, which was below minimums. Despite this situation, the crew decided to continue the approach and deliberately passed below the minimum descent altitude probably to establish a visual contact with the ground. On short final, the aircraft struck tree tops (25 meters high), banked right and crashed in a wooded area located 700 meters short of runway 30, about 250 meters to the right of its extended centerline, bursting into flames. Eight passengers were rescued while 32 other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the accident was the consequence of a wrong approach configuration of the flying crew who decided to continue the approach in below weather minimums and passed the MDA until the aircraft contacted trees and crashed.
The following contributing factors were reported:
- Poor approach planning,
- Unsatisfactory crew interactions,
- Poor distribution of tasks among the flight crew,
- Violation of minimums,
- The crew decided to continue the approach after passing the MDA,
- The crew failed to initiate a go-around procedure.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Novy Vasyugan

Date & Time: Oct 27, 1989
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07199
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1G146-28
YOM:
1973
Location:
Novy Vasyugan
Tomsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon takeoff following a pilot error. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 near Petropavlovsk: 37 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1989
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
09
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Kamchatka Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
31
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
37
Circumstances:
The approach to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky-Khalaktyrka Airport was initiated in poor weather conditions. In limited visibility due to rain falls, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when, at a height of 1,500 meters, the aircraft struck the slope of a snow covered mountain (2,310 meters high) located 35 km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 37 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain after the crew decided to complete the approach under VFR mode in IMC conditions.
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