Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

During the takeoff roll at Volgograd Airport, after a course of 1,000 meters and while at a speed of 260 km/h, the captain attempted to rotate and pulled the control column. In the same time, he mistakenly pushed the spoiler switch for a period of three seconds. After rotation, the aircraft climbed to a height of 10-15 meters and flew for a distance of about 400 meters then banked left and struck the ground. Upon impact, the left wing was torn off and the airplane crashed in a grassy area and came to rest, broken in three. The wreckage was found 83 meters to the left of the runway and 1,640 meters from the runway threshold. 44 people were evacuated safely while four others were seriously injured, among them the copilot, the board mechanic and the board agent. The radio navigator was killed.

While cruising at an altitude of 8,000 metres on the leg from Krasnoyarsk to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the crew sent a short inaudible message of two seconds. Shortly later, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and reached the vertical speed of 3,360 - 11,000 feet per minute. Once the altitude of 3,000 meters was reached on descent, the vertical speed increased from 9,850 to 24,600 feet per minute. The airplane then made a turn to the right, got inverted and partially disintegrated at an altitude of 650 meters. Debris crashed at a speed of 890 km/h in an uninhabited area located 13 km northeast of Parchum. Debris scattered on a large zone and miraculously, a passenger was found alive while 83 other occupants were killed.

During the takeoff roll at Donetsk Airport, the crew decided to abort for unknown reason. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties.

On final approach to Baghdad Airport, the aircraft struck a building and crashed, killing both crew members.

On the leg from Urdzhar to Ayaguz of a flight from Urdzhar to Semipalatinsk, the crew encountered below-minima weather conditions (snowfall and poor visibility). The crew failed to return in time and lost orientation so the aircraft crashed at a height of 1,850 metres into the slope of Mt Tikasu (2,151 metres high) located some 30 km from Nekrasovka and caught fire. Both pilots and all 4 passengers were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The captain left the accident site on 13FEB1968 and reached Nekrasovka after walking through deep snow in mountainous terrain for 18 hours. All other five occupants were rescued and evacuated by the crew of a Mil Mi-4 on 14FEB1968.

Damaged beyond repair after suffering a hard landing. No casualties.

While on approach to Karaganda Airport, the crew was instructed by ATC to divert to Tselinograd as the airfield was closed to traffic. The pilot ignored this message and decided to continue the descent. After it passed through the last cloud layer, the aircraft was too low and the captain decided to make a go-around when the airplane struck the ground and came to rest 700 meters short of runway threshold. All occupants survived while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft departed Olyokminsk Airport at 1810LT bound for Lensk. Eighteen minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 4,500 meters, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent until it crashed in a near vertical attitude (80°) in a dense wooded area located 92 km west of Olyokminsk. The aircraft partially disintegrated in the air and debris scattered on a large area. There was no fire on board prior to final impact. None of the 45 occupants survived the accident.

While approaching Vologda on a scheduled flight from Ust-Kubinsk, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was limited due to snow falls. While cruising at an altitude of 200 meters at a speed of 174 km/h, the airplane collided with another Aeroflot PZL-Mielec AN-2 registered CCCP-96226. En route to Ust-Kubinsk, the airplane was completing a cargo flight with two pilots on board. Following the collision, both aircraft crashed in a swampy area located 23 km north of Vologda and both wreckage were found 220 meters from each other. All 16 occupants in both aircraft were killed.

The aircraft departed Vologda Airport at 1104LT on a cargo flight to Saint-Petersburg, carrying a load of 7 boxes of fish for a total weight of 1,020 kilos. Ten minutes later, while cruising in limited visibility due to snow falls, while at an altitude of 200 meters and at a speed of 173 km/h, the aircraft collided with another Aeroflot PZL-Mielec AN-2 registered CCCP-09667. En route from Ust-Kubinsk to Vologda, the airplane was carrying 12 passengers and a crew of two. Following the collision, both aircraft crashed in a swampy area located 23 km north of Vologda and both wreckage were found 220 meters from each other. All 16 occupants in both aircraft were killed.