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

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1988
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01648
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1G82-42
YOM:
1967
Location:
Saskylakh
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reason.

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

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1988
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-40802
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G173-29
YOM:
1977
Location:
Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 40 meters, the engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed. The occupant's fate remains unknown.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

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

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1988
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-44643
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G87-20
YOM:
1967
Location:
Esengeldy
Karagandy
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
In unclear circumstances, the crew decided to modify his itinerary and initiated a fox hunt. The skis on both main gears were used to kill five foxes. While approaching to kill a sixth animal, the crew failed and the pilot attempted a sharp turn when the aircraft collided with a steep bank of a river located near Esengeldy. The crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Nizhnevartovsk: 27 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1988 at 1850 LT
Type of aircraft:
Yakovlev Yak-40
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-87549
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nizhnevartovsk - Tyumen - Bugulma
MSN:
9 53 14 42
YOM:
1975
Flight number:
SU29674
Location:
Nizhnevartovsk
Khantia-Mansia okrug
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Aircraft flight hours:
13978
Aircraft flight cycles:
14766
Circumstances:
Liftoff was completed at a speed of 220 km/h after a course of 1,700 meters. Immediately after takeoff, at a height of 2 meters, engines n°2 and 3 lost approximately 20% of power. Few seconds later, the engine n°1 also suffered a power reduction of about 10%. The aircraft then rolled to the right to an angle of 60°, lost height and crashed in a field located 1,800 meters past the runway end, bursting into flames. Four passengers were seriously injured while 27 other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the loss of power on all three engines could not be determined with certainty, also due to the absence of evidences, efficient recording systems and testimony from the crew who were killed.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-154B-1 in Krasnovodsk: 11 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1988 at 0519 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-154
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-85254
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Moscow – Krasnovodsk – Ashgabat
MSN:
78A254
YOM:
1978
Flight number:
SU699
Location:
Krasnovodsk
Balkan Province (Balkan welaýaty)
Country:
Turkmenistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
137
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Aircraft flight hours:
15859
Aircraft flight cycles:
8082
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Moscow-Domodedovo, the crew started a night approach to Krasnovodsk Airport. The visibility was reduced due to the night combined with clouds down to 400 meters. The copilot was the pilot-in-command and he completed the approach at a speed of 270 km/h with flaps down at 28°. During the last segment, flaps were downed to an angle of 45° when the rate of descent increased to 10 meters per second. At a height of 30 meters, the copilot did not have visual contact with the runway but the captain decided to continue the approach. At an excessive speed of 275 km/h, the aircraft touched down 3 meters to the left of the runway centerline. It bounced, rolled for few hundred meters and came to rest on the main runway, broken in two. Eleven passengers were killed, 120 people were injured while 15 other escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the pilot-in-command (copilot) who continued the approach after passing the minimum descent altitude without any visual contact with the runway.
The following contributing factors were reported:
- Excessive approach speed and rate of descent,
- Poor approach planning and landing preparation,
- Lack of crew coordination,
- Lack of supervision on part of the captain,
- The crew failed to initiate a go-around procedure,
- Poor visibility due to the night and low clouds.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P in Okunevo

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1987
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02531
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G121-15
YOM:
1970
Location:
Okunevo
Republic of Komi
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff while being overloaded. No casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P in Lugovoi

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1987
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70277
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G139-36
YOM:
1972
Location:
Lugovoi
Khantia-Mansia okrug
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Prior to takeoff from Lugovoi, 50 bags of fish (25 kilos each) and other stuff were loaded on board the aircraft. After liftoff, the aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height and its speed was too low. It rolled to the right then lost height and crashed. Occupant fate unknown.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the aircraft's weight was 1,200 kilos above MTOW.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Kingisepp

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1987
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-40253
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G220-43
YOM:
1986
Location:
Kingisepp
Leningrad oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff. Crew fate unknown.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the aircraft was overloaded at the time of the accident.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Apollonovka: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1987 at 1648 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-35330
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Apollonovka - Apollonovka
MSN:
1G134-23
YOM:
1972
Location:
Apollonovka
Zhytomyr Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
10075
Aircraft flight cycles:
53359
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a spraying mission on behalf of the Zarya State Farm. While flying at a height of 18-20 meters and at a speed of 160 km/h, the aircraft entered a right turn, lost altitude, struck tree tops and power cables then crashed onto a house. Both pilots were killed while no one on the ground was hurt.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, it is believed that the loss of control occurred when the crew got distracted from operations due to a momentarily engine malfunction caused by a poor fuel quality.
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