Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

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CCCP-02588

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1G121-07

YOM:

1970

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The engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a field and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Eldari: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1981 at 1230 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

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CCCP-01867

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Eldari - Eldari

MSN:

1 153 473 07

YOM:

1960

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Aircraft flight hours:

9653

Aircraft flight cycles:

35750

Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in a spraying mission in the region of Eldari and arrived on March 13. No flight was scheduled on March 14 so the crew decided to perform engine tests. The captain asked the copilot to give up his seat to the mechanic for the purpose of the engine test run. Three unauthorized passengers from a local farm embarked and the captain decided to takeoff despite poor weather conditions (visibility below minimums). The single engine aircraft took off at 1228LT with flaps down at 20°. During initial climb, at a height of about 25-30 meters, the airplane entered a right turn then lost height and crashed in a field located 600 meters from the point of departure. A passenger was killed while five other occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the captain decided to initiate a local test flight without a copilot in poor weather conditions (fog down to 50 meters and horizontal visibility down to 300 meters) without prior permission and with unauthorized passengers on board. In limited visibility, the airplane banked to the right to an angle of 30° and an excessive correction from the pilot-in-command caused the aircraft to be uncontrollable, to lose height and to crash.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24T in Kursk

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1981

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

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CCCP-46280

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Cargo

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Novosibirsk – Chelyabinsk – Kuybyshev – Kursk

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7 9 1 01 04

YOM:

1967

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Aircraft flight hours:

10035

Aircraft flight cycles:

7695

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a cargo flight from Novosibirsk to Kursk with intermediate stops at Chelyabinsk and Kuybyshev. Following several errors, the crew started the approach to Kursk-Vostoshny Airport with a wrong approach track. Despite the aircraft was not properly aligned on the localizer and the pilot-in-command did not have any visual contact with approach and/or runway lights, he decided to continue the approach. The airplane descended below the glide then struck trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 420 meters short of runway threshold and 250 meters to the left of its extended centerline. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the crew adopted a wrong approach configuration, causing the aircraft to follow a wrong approach path and descending below the decision height until it struck obstacles and crashed. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Poor crew coordination,
- Poor flight preparation,
- Crew fatigue due to multiple landings that day,
- The pilot-in-command failed to initiate a go-around,
- Lack of vertical and horizontal visibility due to low clouds, mist and drizzle.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Prokhorkino: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1981 at 1642 LT

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CCCP-35182

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Prokhorkino – Novonikolskoye – Nazino – Aleksandrovskoye

MSN:

1G114-06

YOM:

1970

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SU9720

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Aircraft flight hours:

8342

Aircraft flight cycles:

10717

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The single engine aircraft departed Prokhorkino at 1634LT on a service to Aleksandrovskoye with intermediate stops at Novonikolskoye and Nazino. Weather conditions were no so good with clouds, snow falls and a visibility estimated to 3-5 km. About eight minutes after takeoff, the airplane went out of control and crashed in an icy lake (the ice was about 60-70 cm thick) located 20 km northwest of Prokhorkino. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. It is possible that the crew lost control of the airplane following a wrong interpretation of the artificial horizon while cruising in limited visibility due to snow falls. A spatial disorientation may be a factor as well.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P near Pskov

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1981

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CCCP-01722

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1G106-19

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1969

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Crashed in unknown circumstances after the crew got distracted. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14P in Krenkel: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1981 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-14

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CCCP-04188

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Supply

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Myashkovo – Vorkuta – Dikson – Krenkel

MSN:

6 34 13 01

YOM:

1956

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Krenkel (Heiss Island)

Arkhangelsk oblast

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Russia

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Asia

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Aircraft flight hours:

27926

Aircraft flight cycles:

11225

Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a flight from Myachkovo to the Krenkel Airstrip located on the Heiss Island (Franz-Joseph Land archipelago, Arkhangelsk oblast) with intermediate stops in Vorkuta and Dikson, carrying six crew members, seven passengers (scientits) and various equipments for a scientific team located in Krenkel. On approach at dusk, the crew twice lost visual contact with the runway lighting. Instead of initiating a go-around, the pilot-in-command decided to continue the approach when the airplane touched down in deep snow (one meter deep) about 32 metres to the left of the runway. On impact, the nose gear collapsed, the lower part of the nose was damaged and the long-range fuel tanks in the cabin broke away, hit and killed two passengers. The other 11 occupants were injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the approach configuration was wrong and that the pilot-in-command failed to react to the copilot calls. At time time of the accident, the total weight of the aircraft was 700 kilos above max gross weight. At takeoff, it was determined that the total weight was 1,650 kilos above the MTOW.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134B in Sochi

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1981

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-134

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CCCP-65698

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Positioning

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Sukhumi - Sochi

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63325

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1980

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Aircraft flight hours:

1416

Aircraft flight cycles:

901

Circumstances:

The day prior to the accident, the aircraft was supposed to fly from Riga to Sochi but the flight was diverted to Sukhumi due to poor weather at destination. On the morning of January 6, the crew completed a positioning flight from Sukhumi to Sochi-Adler without any passengers on board. Following a wrong approach configuration, the aircraft landed at an excessive speed and after touchdown, the crew failed to use the brakes properly. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran and came to a halt. All six crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration on part of the flying crew who failed to follow the approach checklist. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Flaps and undercarriage were deployed too late during the approach procedure,
- Excessive speed on approach and touchdown,
- After landing, the crew failed to use brakes according to published procedures,
- Poor crew coordination.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Chernihiv

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1980

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CCCP-41364

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1G63-01

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1966

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Chernihiv. Occupant fate unknown.

Probable cause:

The accident occurred after the crew got distracted in flight.

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

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1980 at 0933 LT

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CCCP-32507

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Training

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