Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-35029

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

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Schedule:

Pitelino - Pitelino

MSN:

1G109-35

YOM:

1969

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

1865

Aircraft flight cycles:

8681

Circumstances:

The crew departed Pitelino at 0124LT for a night training flight when the trim tab of the left aileron deflected fully upward for unknown reasons while the aircraft was flying at a height of some 500-600 metres. The single engine aircraft banked steeply to the left, entered a downward spiral and crashed in a rye field 200 metres from Temirevo, 4.5 km northeast of Pitelino Airfield. All 3 crew (1 instructor and 2 trainee pilots) were killed.

Probable cause:

Aileron failure.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Samarkand

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-44615

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Samarkand Province (Samarqand viloyati)

MSN:

1G86-32

YOM:

1967

Location:

Samarkand

Country:

Uzbekistan

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

Crashed near Samarkand following an engine failure. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Shyganak: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1974 at 0558 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-91788

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Desert

Schedule:

Shyganak – Kiyakhty – Kuygan – Bakanas – Borailday

MSN:

1G39-05

YOM:

1963

Flight number:

SU1123

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Aircraft flight hours:

8947

Aircraft flight cycles:

15197

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from Shyganak, one of the passenger entered the cockpit and sat down with both pilots. After the door was closed, the airplane started unusual manoeuvres. At a height of 150 meters, the crew changed heading to 270° when three minutes after departure, the airplane crashed in a desert area located 2 km west of the village. Four passengers were seriously injured while six other occupants including both pilots were killed. Few hours later, three of the four survivors died from their injuries.

Probable cause:

It was determined that after a poor flight organization, the crew allowed a passenger to enter the cockpit without official permission. In unclear circumstances, the crew initiated unusual manoeuvres and full power was set on the engine that may have partially drowned. The airplane pitched down to 5° then banked right to an angle of 40° and struck the ground at a speed of 210-220 km/h before coming to rest 110 meters further.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Shumanay

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-70611

Survivors:

Site:

Karakalpakstan (Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi)

MSN:

1G128-20

YOM:

1971

Location:

Shumanay

Country:

Uzbekistan

Region:

Asia

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Circumstances:

Crashed following an engine failure. No casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

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

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1974

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-92836

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Usinsk - Usinsk

MSN:

1G52-28

YOM:

1964

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Aircraft flight hours:

10311

Aircraft flight cycles:

12376

Circumstances:

The pilot and a mechanic, both intoxicated, decided to make a local flight. While flying at low height, the single engine airplane struck tree tops stalled and crashed 250 meters further in a wooded area located about 17 km northwest of Usinsk Airport. Both occupants were killed. The alcohol content of the pilot's blood was 3.4 ‰).

Probable cause:

Intoxicated crew.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2M in Demidovo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1974 at 1935 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-02383

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

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Site:

Schedule:

Nizhni Karachan - Demidovo

MSN:

7 016 27

YOM:

1967

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

2197

Aircraft flight cycles:

9906

Circumstances:

While on a crop spraying flight from Nizhni Karachan (Gribanovski district of the Voronezh region) for the kolkhoz (collective farm) im. Dimitrova, the engine failed while the aircraft was flying over a forest between Nizhni Karachan and Demidovo. From a height of some 80-90 metres, aircraft lost height, collided with tree tops, crashed upside down in the forest, caught fire and burnt out. The pilot, sole aboard, was killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control following an in-flight engine failure. Investigations were unable to determine the exact cause of the engine failure as it was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1974 at 0348 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-07401

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

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Site:

Schedule:

Petrovka - Petrovka

MSN:

1G150-36

YOM:

1973

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

647

Aircraft flight cycles:

3108

Circumstances:

The crew took off at 0330LT for a local spraying mission in the region of Petrovka, North Kazakhstan, with a load of 1,2 ton of pesticides. Less than 20 minutes later, while flying a low height, the airplane entered a nose down attitude of 30° then banked left to 45° before crashing in a wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were seriously injured. The copilot died from his injuries three days later on July 1st.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the loss of control was the consequence of an intense fatigue that suffered the crew. It was determined they flew more than 13 hours everyday during last eight days from 20 to 28 June.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18 in Tashkent: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1974 at 1705 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-18

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-75405

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors: