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During the takeoff roll, the aircraft deviated from the centerline to the left. The crew tried to counteract this deviation but the aircraft hit an embankment on the left side of the runway before coming to rest. While all 26 occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Loss of control during takeoff due to the failure of the nosewheel steering system.

Crash of a Let L-410UVP in Sharypovo

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1986

Type of aircraft:

Let L-410

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-67428

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

83 11 19

YOM:

1983

Location:

Sharypovo (Chernenko)

Krasnoyarsk Krai

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

While taxiing, the twin engine airplane went out of control and came to rest in a ditch. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Mutoray

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1986

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-32373

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

1G100-24

YOM:

1969

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Crashed while taking off from the Mutoray Airstrip. Occupant fate unknown.

Probable cause:

Stalled on takeoff because overloaded.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Moscow

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1986

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-26

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-88288

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Ferry

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Moscow - Moscow

MSN:

11803

YOM:

1981

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Following a relative long mission, the crew made a short stop at Moscow-Sheremetyevo. The captain believed it was not necessary to add fuel for a short flight to Moscow-Bykovo despite the reserves were low. After takeoff, the crew encountered strong headwinds then the visibility dropped due to snow falls and low clouds. In such conditions, a direct approach was refused to the crew who should differ the landing procedure. Few minutes later, both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. The crew completed a belly landing in an open field located about 3 km from Bykovo Airport. All five crew members escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Talon

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1986

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-92846

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G52-38

YOM:

1965

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On approach to Talon, the crew encountered below weather minimums but attempted to land when the aircraft struck the ground and crashed. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A in Kuybyshev: 70 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1986 at 1550 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-134

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-65766

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Sverdlovsk – Kuybyshev – Grozny

MSN:

62327

YOM:

1979

Flight number:

SU6502

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Aircraft flight hours:

16154

Aircraft flight cycles:

9689

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport, the crew started the approach to Kuybyshev-Kurumoch Airport. For training purposes, the captain decided to attempt a 'blind' approach and closed the window blinds on his side, which was prohibited in such conditions. At decision height, he decided to continue and failed to realize the configuration was wrong. The aircraft passed over the runway 15 threshold and one second prior to impact, the flight engineer opened the window blinds but this was too late. At a speed of 280 km/h and with a rate of descent of 5 meters per second, the aircraft struck the runway surface with a positive acceleration of 4,8 g. This caused the left wing to be partially torn off. Out of control, the aircraft continued for about 214 meters then came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. 64 occupants were killed while 30 others were injured, some seriously. Within few hours, six of the survivors died from their injuries.

Probable cause:

Decision of the captain to attempt a 'blind' approach in violation of the published procedures. He also decided to continue the approach after he passed the decision height and failed to initiate a go-around maneuver. There was no reaction or any correction from the rest of the flying crew.

Crash of a Let L-410MU off Ust-Maya: 14 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1986 at 1414 LT

Type of aircraft:

Let L-410

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-67264

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Yakutsk – Ust-Maya – Allakh-Yun

MSN:

78 09 05

YOM:

1978

Flight number:

SU763

Location:

Ust-Maya

Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

During the takeoff roll on the gravel Airstrip at Ust-Maya Airstrip, after passing V1, the left turbocompressor lost power then the engine stopped, 1,8 second before V2 speed. Power on the right engine was increased till 96% and the crew continued the takeoff procedure. Liftoff was completed at a speed of 160 km/h then the aircraft climbed to a height of 50 meters and entered a left turn. Slowly, the altitude dropped and the aircraft eventually crashed in the Aldan River about 270 meters offshore. The wreckage sank and was found 31 hours later. All 14 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the failure of the left engine was the consequence of errors on part of the crew who failed to follow the pre-takeoff engine checklist. The aircraft's speed at takeoff was insufficient and the engine failure occurred at a critical stage of the takeoff procedure, causing a loss of controllability after liftoff. During climbout, the speed decreased because the crew did not raise the landing gear due to high workload caused by an emergency situation.