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Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Kyzyl

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-33162
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1 144 473 19
YOM:
1960
Location:
Kyzyl
Republic of Tuva
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed near Kyzyl Airport following an engine failure.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Vladivostok

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1974
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-49337
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1G12-21
YOM:
1961
Location:
Vladivostok
Primorsky Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing at high speed, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed. There were no injuries.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Burabay: 15 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1974 at 1425 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70351
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Pavlodar – Shapaevo – Avangard – Shchuchinsk – Kokshetau
MSN:
1G141-05
YOM:
1972
Flight number:
SU476K
Location:
Burabay
Akmola
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Aircraft flight hours:
1350
Circumstances:
The crew departed Avangard Airport at 1352LT bound for the two last legs of the trip, Shchuchinsk and Kokshetau. Due to the deterioration of the weather conditions, it was decided with ATC to fly directly to Kokshetau. At 1418LT, the crew informed ATC about his ETA in Kokshetau at 1448LT when seven minutes later, contact was lost. The wreckage was found the next morning at 0845LT at an altitude of 850 meters on the slope of Mt Sinyukh (947 meters high) located six km west of Burabay. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 15 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
The crew took the decision to continue into adverse weather condition instead of flying back to Avangard or to modify his route. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Lack of ATC assistance,
- Poor weather conditions,
- Poor flight organization.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 near Kiev: 29 killed

Date & Time: May 23, 1974 at 2205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Yakovlev Yak-40
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-87579
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Khmelnytskyi – Kiev
MSN:
9 22 11 22
YOM:
1972
Flight number:
SU166N
Location:
Kiev-Zhuliany-Igor Sikorsky
Kiev oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
25
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
29
Aircraft flight hours:
2368
Aircraft flight cycles:
2068
Circumstances:
On a night approach to Kiev-Zhuliany Airport, while initiating a fourth turn to join the approach path, the airplane struck the ground at a speed of 420 km/h, gear and flaps up. It crashed in a huge explosion in a field located 16 km west of the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 29 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The crew continued the approach by night without proper settings related to the atmospheric pressure. The following contributing factors were reported:
- The airfield pressure on the captain instrument 2077 was not established,
- The selected approach procedure was not established,
- The airfield pressure on altimeters was not established,
- ATC instructions to reduce the approach speed, transmitted twice, was not respected by the crew,
- The fourth turn on final was initiated too late and only following an ATC reminder.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2Skh in Samarkand

Date & Time: May 19, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-25487
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1 43 473 03
YOM:
1954
Location:
Samarkand
Samarkand Province (Samarqand viloyati)
Country:
Uzbekistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Operated by the Samarkandski OAO, the single engine airplane crashed just after rotation while taking off with a tailwind from an airstrip located in the Samarkand region. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Crimea

Date & Time: May 13, 1974
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-23664
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
1G59-28
YOM:
1965
Location:
Crimea
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising over Crimea on behalf of the Zavodskoi OAO, the crew decided to cut the route short when the single engine aircraft collided with a mountain. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Crew error.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1974 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07412
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kichma - Kichma
MSN:
1G150-47
YOM:
1973
Location:
Kichma
Kirov oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
449
Aircraft flight cycles:
753
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a crop spraying flight in Kichma (Sovyetsk district of the Kirov region). While flying at a height of 50-60 meters, the pilot-in-command initiated a sharp turn when speed dropped. The airplane stalled and crashed in flames in an open field located about 7 km northwest of Kichma. It was destroyed by a post crash fire and both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The loss of control that occurred during a sharp turn was the result of the action of the pilot-in-command who caused the aircraft to adopt a super critical flight attitude after reaching an excessive angle of attack. Lack of flight control and poor flight planning were considered as contributing factors.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Shaki: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1974 at 2140 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07294
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Shaki - Shaki
MSN:
1G148-55
YOM:
1973
Location:
Shaki
Shaki-Zaqatala
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Aircraft flight hours:
358
Aircraft flight cycles:
1351
Circumstances:
At 1850LT, an intoxicated pilot departed Shaki Aerodrome with seven passengers also under influence of alcohol. He flew to the northwest along a mountain range then completed a low pass over the city of Zaqatala where his wife was leaving then returned to Shaki. While approaching Shaki, the visibility was poor due to the night and the pilot was unable to locate the runway. He elected to land several times when the airplane struck the ground and crashed about 800 meters from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
Analysis revealed that the pilot was severely intoxicated by alcohol at the time of the accident.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Ivano-Frankivsk

Date & Time: May 9, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-18
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-75425
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kiev - Ivano-Frankivsk
MSN:
181 0034 03
YOM:
1961
Location:
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
57
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
19767
Aircraft flight cycles:
8373
Circumstances:
On a flight from Kiev-Borispol to Ivano-Frankivsk, the crew (who never had been at Ivano-Frankivsk before) mistook in bad visibility an agricultural airstrip located 17 km from Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport and landed there. As the runway was only 500 meters long, the aircraft overran and came to rest into a ravine, broken in two. All 65 occupants escaped unhurt while the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation on part of the crew who landed on the wrong airport and an inappropriate airstrip for such aircraft.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Rostov-on-Don: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1974 at 1410 LT
Type of aircraft:
Yakovlev Yak-40
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-87398
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lipetsk – Rostov-on-Don – Mineralnye Vody
MSN:
9 41 10 33
YOM:
1974
Flight number:
SU1255
Location:
Rostov-on-Don
Rostov oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
34
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
124
Aircraft flight cycles:
111
Circumstances:
After a roll of 1,040 meters on the wet runway 03, the captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure but the remaining distance was 40 meters only. Unable to stop on a so short distance, the airplane overran and collided with an embankment 185 meters further, hit a hammock, broke up and came to rest in a ravine. The flight mechanic was killed while 18 other occupants were injured. 19 others were unhurt. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The crew decided to takeoff from an inadequate runway for such type of aircraft (too short runway). Poor flight preparation as the V1 & V2 speed were not verified and properly calculated prior to takeoff. Other factors were considered as contributing such as aircraft weight, wet runway and weather conditions.
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