Ukraine

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-23664

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Site:

Mountains

MSN:

1G59-28

YOM:

1965

Location:

Crimea

Country:

Ukraine

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

While cruising over Crimea on behalf of the Zavodskoi OAO, the crew decided to cut the route short when the single engine aircraft collided with a mountain. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Crew error.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Ivano-Frankivsk

Date & Time: May 9, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-18

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-75425

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Kiev - Ivano-Frankivsk

MSN:

181 0034 03

YOM:

1961

Location:

Ivano-Frankivsk

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Country:

Ukraine

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

19767

Aircraft flight cycles:

8373

Circumstances:

On a flight from Kiev-Borispol to Ivano-Frankivsk, the crew (who never had been at Ivano-Frankivsk before) mistook in bad visibility an agricultural airstrip located 17 km from Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport and landed there. As the runway was only 500 meters long, the aircraft overran and came to rest into a ravine, broken in two. All 65 occupants escaped unhurt while the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

Poor flight preparation on part of the crew who landed on the wrong airport and an inappropriate airstrip for such aircraft.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Mukachevo: 24 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1974 at 1525 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-46357

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Kiev - Ivano-Frankivsk - Uzhgorod

MSN:

07305807

YOM:

1970

Flight number:

SU075N

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

9280

Aircraft flight cycles:

8083

Circumstances:

En route from Ivano-Frankivsk to Uzhgorod, the crew was informed that Uzhgorod Airport was closed to traffic due to poor weather conditions and was instructed to divert to Mukachevo Airport. On approach, the crew encountered clouds and icing conditions. Cleared to descend, the crew selected flaps down to 38° when the airplane lost longitudinal stability. Shortly later, it entered a nose-down attitude and plunged at an angle of 70° and a speed of 230 km/h in an open field located 100 meters past the outer marker. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 24 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the loss of control occurred in icing conditions while the deicing systems were switched off. On approach, when the flaps were selected down, the stabilizers were covered by ice and this caused the airplane to become unstable. At an altitude of 200 meters, control was lost when the airplane entered a nose-down attitude and the distance to the ground was insufficient to expect recovery.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-124V in Vinniki: 17 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1973 at 2208 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-124

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-45044

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Lviv - Kiev - Kuybyshev

MSN:

3351104

YOM:

1963

Flight number:

SU5398

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

13476

Aircraft flight cycles:

10942

Circumstances:

Following a night takeoff from Lviv-Snilow Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered a major technical failure on the left engine that caught fire. The airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion in Vinniki, about 12 km east of the airfield. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 17 occupants have been killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that a turbine blade located on the 1st stage of the high pressure turbine of the left engine broke off shortly after rotation, due to conception failure. Analyses revealed that the turbine blade that failed had not been the subject of a standard thermic treatment, which had the effect of reducing its resistance and its hardness that was lower than the requirements of the technical specifications. Investigators stated that the turbine blade failure caused a sudden loss of power of the left engine and several debris smashed in the turbine chamber, resulting in the rupture of a fuel line. Under pressure, the fuel leaked into the chamber and ignited while contacting various elements whose temperature was high. Under such circumstances, the flight crew was unable to maintain an adequate control of the aircraft.

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

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1973 at 1219 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-01335

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Test

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Vinnitsa - Vinnitsa

MSN:

1G44-24

YOM:

1964

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

8981

Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in a local post maintenance test flight at Vinnitsa Airport. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 100 meters, the airplane banked left and crashed in a field located 1,200 meters past the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the ailerons control cables have been incorrectly installed by the technicians from the Zavod No. 421 GA at Vinnitsa facilities. Also, the presence on board of a passenger, a young girl, was considered as illegal.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Hirnyk: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 20, 1973 at 1530 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-55798

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Hirnyk - Hirnyk

MSN:

1G51-11

YOM:

1964

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

6947

Aircraft flight cycles:

20001

Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in a crop spraying flight (herbicides on corn field) for the sovkhoz (state farm) 'Gornyak' located in the Starobeshevo district of the Donetsk region. While flying at a height of about 50 meters, the captain made a sharp turn to the right when the airplane lost height and crashed 3,5 km west of Hirnyk. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire, a pilot was killed as the second occupant was seriously injured.

Probable cause:

Error of judgment on part of the pilot-in-command who completed a sharp turn to the right while the aircraft's speed was too low, causing the airplane to stall and to crash.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2M in Velikaya Vulyga: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1972 at 1550 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-02369

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Velikaya Vulyga - Vinnitsa

MSN:

7 015 38

YOM:

1967

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

3093

Aircraft flight cycles:

15040

Circumstances:

On a positioning flight from Velikaya Vulyga to Vinnitsa after crop-spraying operations, the intoxicated crew (a pilot and an aircraft mechanic) forgot to remove the clamps from rudder and stabilizer prior to takeoff. After liftoff, while climbing to a height of some 10-15 metres, the airplane lost height, crashed 500 metres from its parking position, caught fire and burnt out. Both occupants were killed. The pilot had a blood alcohol level of 1.84 ‰ against 1.24 ‰ for the mechanic.

Probable cause:

Poor flight preparation on part of the pilot who failed to check the aircraft prior to departure.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Kherson: 14 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1972 at 1806 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-01526

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Novooleksiivka – Kherson

MSN:

1G80-20

YOM:

1967

Flight number:

D-44

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

5037

Aircraft flight cycles:

12956

Circumstances:

The single engine airplane departed Novooleksiivka Airport at 1740LT on a schedule service (flight D-44) to Kherson, carrying 17 passengers (11 adults and 6 children) and two pilots. While descending to Kherson Airport, the crew was informed by ATC about Army helicopter movements in the vicinity of the airport, on its east side. On short final, at a height of 20-30 meters, the aircraft banked right to an angle of 70° then rolled left and right. Out of control, it stalled then crashed in flames 400 meters short of runway 02 threshold. Both pilots and 12 passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control on short final due to the presence of wake turbulences caused by an army helicopter (type Mil Mi-6) that passed through the approach path 45 seconds prior to the AN-2. It was determined that ATC clearance failed to respect the minimum safe distance and minimum safe time between both movements (minimum safe separation). It was also reported that there were two too many passengers on board and that some of them failed to wear their seatbelt.

Crash of a Beriev BE-12 into Lake Donuzlav: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1972

Type of aircraft:

Beriev Be-12

Operator:

Registration:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors: