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Crash of a Tupolev TU-104B in Novosibirsk

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-104
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-42472
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
0 2 12 05
YOM:
1960
Location:
Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo
Novosibirsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport, the right main gear collapsed. The airplane slid for several dozen meters before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right main gear upon landing for undetermined reasons.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Krasnovodsk: 23 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1975 at 2201 LT
Type of aircraft:
Yakovlev Yak-40
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-87323
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bakou – Krasnovodsk – Ashkhabad
MSN:
9 33 02 30
YOM:
1973
Flight number:
SU053A
Location:
Krasnovodsk
Balkan Province (Balkan welaýaty)
Country:
Turkmenistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
34
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
23
Aircraft flight hours:
2130
Aircraft flight cycles:
1914
Circumstances:
On approach to Krasnovodsk Airport by night, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions and at an approximate altitude of 300 meters while on a distance of 5 km from the airfield, the aircraft's speed dropped from 260 km/h to 200 km/h with a rate of descent of 2,5 meters per second. The crew elected to correct this configuration but the aircraft continued to descend until it struck, at a speed of 150 km/h, a rocky cliff situated on the shore of the Caspian Sea, some 159 meters above sea level and located about 4,700 meters short of runway threshold. Upon impact, the right engine and the right wing were torn off, the aircraft bounced and then crashed in flames few dozen meters further. Two crew members and 21 passengers were killed while 15 other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the aircraft was caught by orographic turbulence on final approach whose speed was about 30 meters per second (108 km/h). This caused the aircraft to lose altitude and speed and any correction from the flying crew was unsuccessful. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Lack of knowledge on part of the meteorologist about the characteristics of such specific climate phenomenon,
- The absence of a system able to detect such phenomenon,
- The crew inexperience in such flight conditions.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14M near Bagdarin: 11 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1975 at 1027 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-52056
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Geographical / Geophysical / Scientific
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Chita - Bagdarin
MSN:
7 34 28 04
YOM:
1957
Location:
Bagdarin
Republic of Buryatia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Aircraft flight hours:
16396
Aircraft flight cycles:
9689
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a special mission on behalf of the Voyekova Geophysical Observatory, carrying a crew of five and six passengers, among them three employees of the observatory. Following a successfully mission consisting of thunderstorm observation, the crew was approaching Bagdarin when he encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and heavy rain falls. While descending to an altitude of 600 meters in clouds, the airplane struck tree tops, stalled and crashed in flames in a wooded area located on the slope of a mountain (827 meters high), about 28 km from the Bagdarin Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 11 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
Poor approach planning on part of the crew who failed to follow the approved procedures and adopted a wrong approach configuration, causing the aircraft to descend to an unsafe altitude over mountainous area and in poor weather conditions. The lack of visibility due to clouds and rain was considered as a contributing factor as well as a poor ATC assistance.

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

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1975
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32477
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chirsova - Chirsova
MSN:
1G103-04
YOM:
1969
Location:
Chirsova
Găgăuzia Autonomous Territory
Country:
Moldova
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
5184
Aircraft flight cycles:
17551
Circumstances:
During a crop spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) "Mayak" at Chirsova (Comrat district of Moldova), the crew allowed two unauthorized passengers to board. In flight, both pilots got distracted while flying at a height of some 5-10 metres. The aircraft lost height and touched down in a maize field near Chirsova. The captain tried to take off again but the aircraft collided at a height of 3 metres with a warehouse 26 metres behind the field and later on with a power line, crashed, caught fire and burnt out. One of the 2 pilots and one of the 2 passengers were killed and both survivors were injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after both pilots got distracted due to the presence of two unauthorized people on board. A low level of discipline allowed a series of infractions that led to the accident.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Pushkino: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1975 at 0820 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32140
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pushkino - Pushkino
MSN:
1G94-01
YOM:
1968
Location:
Pushkino
Aran
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
3885
Aircraft flight cycles:
15541
Circumstances:
The airplane was carrying two pilots and a local guide on crop spraying operations for the kolkhoz (collective farm) of "Put' Kommunizma" in the Pushkino district of Azerbaijan. While cruising at a height of 40-50 meters, the crew saw a flock of birds but it was too late. Several birds struck the engine that failed almost immediately. The crew attempted an emergency landing on a road but the aircraft came down in a cotton field some 12 km from Pushkino and caught fire. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following an in-flight collision with birds. It was determined that the birds struck the cylinders n°1, 7, 8 & 9 and also the air intake of the carburetor. This caused the engine to fail and the airplane to lose speed and altitude.

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

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1975
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70235
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Termez - Termez
MSN:
1G138-53
YOM:
1972
Location:
Termez
Surxondaryo Province (Surxondaryo viloyati)
Country:
Uzbekistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a crop spraying mission when he lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field. Both occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Loss of control caused by a pilot error.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Batumi: 40 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1975 at 1234 LT
Type of aircraft:
Yakovlev Yak-40
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-87475
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Yerevan - Batumi
MSN:
9 44 20 37
YOM:
1974
Flight number:
SU015E
Location:
Batumi
Adjara
Country:
Georgia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
35
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
40
Aircraft flight hours:
1244
Aircraft flight cycles:
1151
Circumstances:
While completing a visual approach to Batumi Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and initiated a go around procedure. The pilot-in-command completed a first turn to the right, flew for about 1,5 km then made a turn to the left. While cruising at an altitude of 550 meters at a speed of about 300-350 km/h in a flaps and gear down configuration, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Mtirala (595 meters high) located 15 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 40 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
ATC failed to inform the crew about the real weather conditions at Batumi Airport and the crew initiated a go around procedure in marginal weather conditions with a visibility reduced to 3 km instead of the 5 km as mentioned by ATC. In such conditions, the crew was unable to distinguish the mountain, resulting in a controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Karaganda

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02132
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
1118 473 17
YOM:
1959
Location:
Karaganda
Karagandy
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying below-minima weather conditions, the single engine aircraft hit a hill and crashed near Karaganda. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T near Markovo

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-41932
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
1 26 473 09
YOM:
1952
Location:
Markovo
Chukotka okrug
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a flight from the Anadyr district, the crew encountered below-minima weather conditions when the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain near Markovo. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Telikol: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1975 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-23645
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Telikol - Telikol
MSN:
1G31-08
YOM:
1963
Location:
Telikol
Kyzylorda
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
7169
Aircraft flight cycles:
23482
Circumstances:
During a crop-spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) "Gigant" from Telikol (Shieli district of the Kyzylorda region), the pilot initiated a sharp turn to the left at low height when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located about 7-8 km from Telikol. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot took the decision to fly without any copilot and with two unauthorized people on board. He lost control of the airplane following a sharp turn at low height.
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