Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

On a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) 'Nekrasovo' in the Mikhailov district of the Ryazan region, the pilot-in-command initiated a steep left turn at a height of some 20-30 metres in order to avoid collision with a high-voltage powerline. The aircraft lost height, crashed in a field 340 metres from Natalinka, came to rest upside down and caught fire. Both pilots were killed.

Crashed on takeoff from an airfield located in the region of Rostov and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

The crew was engaged in a crop spraying flight on behalf of the sovkhoz of Kuban. Following six successful mission in the morning, the crew embarked two passengers, a member of the farm and an employee of the pesticide company. While cruising at low height, the copilot-in-command initiated a turn to the right when the airplane banked right to 45° then stalled and crashed in a field. The copilot and a passenger were killed while both other occupants were injured.

The descent to Zaporozhie Airport was initiated in marginal weather conditions but with a visibility estimated to 4 km, above the minima. On final approach, the airplane was not properly aligned on the glide and the captain failed to follow the instructions transmitted by ATC and the warnings from his navigator. Eventually, while at an altitude of 40 meters, he elected to make a go around, increased engine power and started a turn to the right but it was too late. The airplane struck the ground and crashed in a field located short of runway. A crew member and six passengers were killed while 28 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

The aircraft departed Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport at 0342LT and its crew was cleared to climb to 4,200 meters, altitude reached at 0353LT. At this time, the crew was cleared to continue to climb to the assigned altitude of 6,000 meters. Shortly later, while flying at an altitude of 5,400 meters, the airplane collided with a radiosonde weather balloon operated by the Hydrometeorological Service. The balloon struck the windshield and the nose cone and partially destroyed the cockpit. The airplane went out of control, entered a dive and partially disintegrated at the altitude of 2,000 meters before crashing in an open field located 20 km southeast of Toguchin. The airplane struck the ground at a speed of 300 km/h and was totally destroyed. All 45 occupants were killed. Some debris from the nose and the weather balloon were found more than 6 km from the main point of impact. The windshield was not recovered.

The crew was completing a crop spraying flight on behalf of the kolkhoz 'Krasny Partizan' located north of Taganrog, in the Rostov oblast, without any ATC authorization. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions (below minima) with very low visibility due to thick fog. He suffered a spatial disorientation and lost control of the airplane that crashed in a snow-covered field located some 5,750 metres west of Nikolayevo-Kozlovski, while completing a right turn at low height. Both pilots were killed.

Shortly after takeoff, during initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed by the runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were injured.

Following an approach in a limited visibility due to thick fog, the airplane landed hard and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was later considered as damaged beyond repair.

On a positioning flight from Ust'-Maya to Yakutsk at night with the center of gravity being out of the envelope (too far forward), the right propeller developed negative thrust (due to a malfunction) shortly after takeoff. The crew was unable to counteract as the altitude was too low and the aircraft crashed in a forest located 1,350 metres behind the runway threshold and 310 metres to the right of the runway extended centerline. All 5 crew members were killed.

Following an uneventful flight from Tashkent at an altitude of 5,100 meters, the crew was cleared to descent to 2,700 then 2,400 meters. While approaching Samarkand Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility with low clouds. At an altitude of 1,500 meters, in a nose-down attitude of 16° and at a speed of 380 km/h, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 32 km northeast of the airport. The copilot and 13 passengers were rescued while 92 other occupants were killed. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact.