Ukraine

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CCCP-02528

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Takeoff (climb)

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1G121-12

YOM:

1970

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Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the aircraft collided with a bird that got into the engine's air intake. The engine lost power, the airplane lost height and crashed. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure due to bird strike after takeoff.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Kherson: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1984

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Registration:

CCCP-84600

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Spraying (Agricultural)

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Kherson - Kherson

MSN:

1G190-32

YOM:

1981

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The crew was engaged in a local spraying mission in the region of Kherson. While flying at a height of about 50 meters, the copilot initiated a turn when the engine lost power. The aircraft stalled and crashed in an open field. The captain was seriously injured and the copilot was killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control at low altitude caused by a momentary engine malfunction due to the blockage of the valve of the n°1 cylinder. Investigations revealed that the valve had become blocked due to the fact that it was clogged with dust, the aircraft was mainly used in dusty environments and the engine had not been cleaned regularly.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134Sh2 near Donetsk: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1984 at 1834 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-134

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Registration:

01 (Red)

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Military

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Zhdanov - Vorochilovgrad

MSN:

2 35 02 02

YOM:

1972

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Aircraft flight hours:

3173

Aircraft flight cycles:

2370

Circumstances:

Twelve minutes after its takeoff from Zhdanov Airport (Mariupol), while cruising at an altitude of 4,200 meters on a flight to Voroshilovgrad, the crew informed ATC about stability problems while some instruments were unserviceable. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and 38 seconds later, at an altitude of 2,750 meters, it disintegrated in the air and eventually crashed in a field located near Donetsk. All 3 crew members and the sole passenger (the commander of VVVAUSh) were killed.

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident was that the back-up DR-134M yaw damper power wires had been cross wired to the wrong contacts during overhaul at Chelyabinsk facilities and the damper induced yaw instead of damping it when it kicked in during severe atmospheric turbulences, overstressing the airframe after 38 seconds.

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

Date & Time: May 21, 1984

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Registration:

CCCP-07293

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Spraying (Agricultural)

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MSN:

1G148-54

YOM:

1973

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While completing a turn at low height, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a ravine. Crew fate unknown.

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

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1983

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CCCP-07697

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1G158-17

YOM:

1974

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Odessa. There were no casualties. It was reported the aircraft was overload at the time of the accident.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Kharkiv

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1983

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Registration:

CCCP-70520

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Landing (descent or approach)

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1G144-56

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1973

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Crashed in the region of Kharkiv after the crew got distracted in flight. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Antonov AN-8 near Kharkiv

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1983

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-8

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Registration:

CCCP-69336

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Cargo

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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9340310

YOM:

1959

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Aircraft flight hours:

6803

Aircraft flight cycles:

4971

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After takeoff from Kharkiv, the crew informed ATC that the left engine caught fire and was cleared to divert to the Sokolnikovo Airfield deserving Factory #135 near Kharkiv. On approach, the left engine exploded and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in a wasteland near the airport. The aircraft belly landed and slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest in flames. All seven occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.

Probable cause:

Fire and explosion of the left engine following the rupture of a fuel line after takeoff, which led the fuel to leak in the engine compartment and to catch fire while contacting high temperature elements.

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

Date & Time: May 9, 1983 at 0930 LT

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Registration:

CCCP-16045

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Spraying (Agricultural)

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Koshlyaky - Koshlyaky

MSN:

1G163-53

YOM:

1975

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Aircraft flight hours:

7247

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The crew was engaged in a local spraying mission in Koshlyaky. In the morning, he took off to proceed to spray herbicides and two passengers boarded the plane. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 100 meters, the aircraft banked left then lost height, nosed down to 35° and crashed on a road located along the field, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

At the time of the accident, the captain was intoxicated Analyzes revealed a level of 1,02‰ of alcohol in his blood. Also, both passengers were not authorized to board the plane for such mission.

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

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1983

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CCCP-84571

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