Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-70819

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

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Schedule:

Engels - Engels

MSN:

1G133-22

YOM:

1971

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Captain / Total flying hours:

357

Captain / Total hours on type:

88.00

Aircraft flight hours:

3285

Aircraft flight cycles:

9507

Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in a crop-spraying mission for the sovkhoz (state farm) n°592 located in Engels. The crew started the mission at 0754LT and while cruising at a low height, the aircraft banked left and right to an angle of 45° and then nosed down to an angle of 30°. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in flames in a field and was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. Both pilots were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the loss of control was caused by a stall due to an insufficient speed. The experience of the crew was too low and he failed to pass the last medical exam.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Nizhneangarsk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1976 at 1332 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-32464

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Schedule:

Nizhneangarsk – Novy Uoyan – Angarakan – Nizhneangarsk

MSN:

1G99-31

YOM:

1969

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Aircraft flight hours:

6144

Circumstances:

On approach to Nizhneangarsk Airport, the crew encountered low clouds. The visibility was limited and the crew lost visual contact with ground. While at an altitude of 150 metres, the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 4 km short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and while two passengers were seriously injured, all five other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of the crew’s violation of the rules for flight operations in accordance with the published procedures established by ULP. Weather and ATC were not considered as contributing factors.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Anadyr

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1976

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-23743

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Site:

Landing (descent or approach)

MSN:

1 37 473 11

YOM:

1954

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while flying in below weather minimums. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-154A near Malabo: 45 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1976 at 0748 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-154

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-85102

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Bioko Norte Province (Malabo)

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Luanda – Malabo – N’Djamena – Tripoli – Moscow

MSN:

75A102

YOM:

1975

Flight number:

SU418

Location:

Malabo

Country:

Equatorial Guinea

Region:

Africa

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Aircraft flight hours:

2119

Aircraft flight cycles:

1069

Circumstances:

While flying at an altitude of 4,200 metres from Luanda to Malabo, the crew received the last weather briefing for Malabo Airport and was cleared to descent for a landing on runway 05. ATC requested the crew to report once runway 05 in sight and the crew gave his ETA four minutes later at 0752LT. While approaching at an altitude of 750 metres and at a speed of 490 km/h, the airplane struck the south slope of Mt San Carlos located 48 km southwest of Malabo Airport. The wreckage was sighted by the pilot of the personal helicopter of the Equatorial Guinea President five days later, on June 6. SAR teams were dispatched and arrived on scene on June 18 only. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 45 occupants have been killed.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. ATC assistance was considered as good, all necessary information were transmitted to the crew and ATC was not the cause of the accident. The assumption that the aircraft radar was not operating at the time of the accident was not ruled out. Possible erroneous calculation on part of the crew may cause the aircraft to descent prematurely and to fly on the wrong path to runway 05. In consequence, the accident may be the result of a controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Khandyga

Date & Time: May 23, 1976

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-26

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-26567

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)

MSN:

57303801

YOM:

1975

Location:

Khandyga

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

On approach to Khandyga Airport, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances six km short of runway threshold. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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

Date & Time: May 19, 1976

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Registration:

CCCP-03547

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MSN:

1G47-16

YOM:

1964

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Crashed near Alaverdi after encountering below-minima weather conditions. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2SKh in Novonikolayevka: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1976 at 1739 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-79935

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

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Site:

Schedule:

Novonikolayevka - Novonikolayevka

MSN:

1167 473 13

YOM:

1961

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Aircraft flight hours:

8766

Aircraft flight cycles:

20533

Circumstances:

On an unauthorized flight during crop spraying operations for the sovkhoz (state farm) of Balapanovski from an airstrip located about 5 km northeast of Novonikolayevka (Beskaragai district of the Semipalatinsk region), the pilot completed a steep turn to left at low height when the airplane stalled and crashed in an open field located 1,700 metres from the airfield at N51°06'12" E79°27'12" and caught fire. The pilot and a passenger were killed while two other passengers were seriously injured. One of the survivor, a teenager, died a day later.

Probable cause:

Poor discipline on part of the pilot who decided to attempt an unauthorized flight with illegal people on board and completed hazardous manoeuvres.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Viktorivka: 52 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1976 at 1048 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-46534

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Schedule:

Vinnitsa – Moscow

MSN:

57310108

YOM:

1975

Flight number:

SU1802

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Aircraft flight hours:

2976

Aircraft flight cycles:

2328

Circumstances:

On a flight from Vinnitsa to Moscow-Bykovo, while cruising at an altitude of 5,700 meters, the crew disengaged the autopilot system when the sliding cylinder of the MP-100 rudder trimming device deployed by 22.5 mm immediately, causing the rudder to move to the right, reaching the maximum position of 25° within one second. The aircraft went out of control, entered a spin and crashed at a speed of 350 km/h and a nose-down attitude of 50° in a field located 500 metres southeast of Viktorivka, 14.8 km southeast of Chernihiv Airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 52 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Failure of the rudder trimming device during cruise flight. This may have been caused by a technical issue on the electrical system or an unintended pressure of the trim control switch by one of the crew members while the autopilot system was still ON.

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

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1976

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Registration:

CCCP-01626

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