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Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Izhevsk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1984 at 1850 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-47310
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kuybyshev - Izhevsk
MSN:
5 73 104 01
YOM:
1975
Flight number:
SU923
Location:
Izhevsk
Republic of Udmurtia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
49
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
17032
Aircraft flight cycles:
11166
Circumstances:
On final approach to Izhevsk Airport, the aircraft became unstable and the captain decided to make a go-around. Few minutes later, on a second attempt to land, the aircraft rolled left and right than banked right, causing the right wing to struck the ground. At a speed of 180 km/h, the aircraft cartwheeled and crashed in a field near the runway threshold. The copilot and three passengers were killed while all 49 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the loss of control on final approach was the consequence of the failure of the elevator control system following a complete disconnection of the control wiring. This was the result of improper installation and negligences during the last maintenance overhaul conducted at factory #403 at Izhevsk.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Leshukonskoye: 44 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1983 at 0853 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-46617
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Arkhangelsk - Leshukonskoye
MSN:
37308704
YOM:
1973
Flight number:
SU601
Location:
Leshukonskoye
Arkhangelsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
44
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
44
Aircraft flight hours:
20761
Aircraft flight cycles:
14302
Circumstances:
While approaching Leshukonskoye Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to freezing fog. On final, despite his position was wrong, the pilot decided to pass below the glide and continued. He then reduced the approach speed and initiated a slight turn to the right when the unstable aircraft lost height, banked left and crashed 230 meters from the runway threshold and 110 meters to the right of its extended centerline, bursting into flames. Four crew members and 40 passengers were killed while five other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
The decision of the crew to continue the approach beyond the MDA without any visual contact with the ground/runway. The pilot-in-command failed to initiate a go-around procedure while the approach configuration was wrong and despite the aircraft was unstable. Doing so, he failed to follow the published approach procedures. Lack of crew coordination and poor visibility due to freezing fog were considered as contributing factors.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A in Tbilisi: 8 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-134
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-65807
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tbilisi - Batumi - Kiev - Leningrad
MSN:
3352108
YOM:
1973
Flight number:
SU6833
Location:
Tbilisi-Shota-Rustaveli (ex Novo Alekseyevka)
Tbilisi City District
Country:
Georgia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
59
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Aircraft flight hours:
13273
Aircraft flight cycles:
10506
Circumstances:
En route from Tbilisi to Batumi, while in cruising altitude, seven hijackers (young Georgian people) elected to divert the aircraft to Turkey. Hijackers opened fire in the cabin and cockpit but the copilot was able to make sharp maneuvers, forcing the hijacker to leave the cockpit. The crew was able to return to Tbilisi Airport where security forces stormed the aircraft. Seven occupants, three crew members and four passengers (among them three hijackers) were killed. At least 63 bullets holes were found in the fuselage and the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair due to serious deformation of the structure caused by excessive g loads during an emergency descent.
Probable cause:
Structural damages caused by excessives g loads and bullets holes due to hijacking situation.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76 near Khost: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-76
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Khost
Khost
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On approach to Khost, the four engine airplane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76 near Khost: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-76
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Khost
Khost
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On approach to Khost, the four engine airplane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Let L-410UVP in Kansk

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Let L-410
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-67315
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Krasnoyarsk - Kansk
MSN:
82 08 15
YOM:
1982
Location:
Kansk
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Krasnoyarsk-Severny Airport, the crew started the approach to Kansk-Tsentralny but was forced to divert to Kansk-Dalniy Airport due to poor weather conditions. Nevertheless, the crew landed in below-minima weather conditions at Dalniy Airport. After touchdown, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, collided with an obstacle and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A near Almaty: 90 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1983 at 2017 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-134
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-65129
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kazan - Chelyabinsk - Alma-Ata
MSN:
60630
YOM:
1978
Flight number:
SU5463
Location:
Almaty
Almaty Province
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
84
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
90
Aircraft flight hours:
9976
Aircraft flight cycles:
6515
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Chelyabinsk at an altitude of 10,200 meters, the crew was cleared to initiate the approach to Alma-Ata Airport in view of a landing on runway 05. By night, the crew was instructed to initiate a left turn and to descend to an altitude of 600 meters after being informed of an II-62 approaching eight km right of their position. As the aircraft was too low, the GPWS warning sounded in the cockpit. For unknown reasons, the crew failed to react promptly and initiated a corrective maneuver 23 seconds later. The aircraft nosed up to an angle of 14° then turned left to an angle of 11-12° when it struck two seconds later the slope of Mt Dolan (690 meters high) located about 36 km west of Almaty Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 90 occupants were killed. The wreckage was found 24 meters below the summit.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew failed to prepare the approach maneuver according to published procedures. ATC failed to assist the crew properly and transmitted wrong instructions, causing the airplane to descent prematurely to the unsafe altitude of 600 meters and outside the approach diagram. The crew failed to be proactive when the GPWS alarm sounded and a corrective action was taken too late. It was also reported that the phraseology used by the pilots was non standard.

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

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1983
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07697
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G158-17
YOM:
1974
Location:
Odessa
Odessa Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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-2TP in Koslan

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1983
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-91768
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G38-15
YOM:
1963
Location:
Koslan
Republic of Komi
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an prairie and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the engine failed due to undetermined fuel problems.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Kharkiv

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1983
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70520
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G144-56
YOM:
1973
Location:
Kharkiv
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in the region of Kharkiv after the crew got distracted in flight. There were no casualties.
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