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Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Bulun

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1972
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-96248
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bulun - Tiksi
MSN:
1G72-32
YOM:
1966
Location:
Bulun
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane was engaged in a charter flight from Bulun to Tiksi, carrying three crew members, 21 schoolboys and a load of fish (three bags). Prior to takeoff, the copilot and the flight engineer informed the captain about the fact that the aircraft was overloaded but the captain decided to take off. Shortly after rotation, while climbing to a height of 20-25 meters, the airplane nosed up and reached a critical angle of attack. The captain elected to make an emergency landing when control was lost and the airplane crashed in a field. All 24 occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation on part of the captain and wrong decisions.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Yerbogachon

Date & Time: Dec 3, 1972
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-41306
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G64-21
YOM:
1965
Location:
Yerbogachon
Irkutsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed near Yerbogachon following an engine failure. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Krasnoyarsk

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Yakovlev Yak-40
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-87819
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Krasnoyarsk – Tomsk
MSN:
9 23 10 24
YOM:
1972
Location:
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On take-off from Krasnoyarsk-Severny Airport, just after lift off, the three engine aircraft banked left, causing the left wing to struck the runway surface. Out of control, the aircraft veered off runway and crashed close to the runway threshold. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all 18 occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
It appears the aircraft has not been properly deiced prior to takeoff.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12TB in Vorkuta

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-11360
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Moscow - Amderma - Khatanga - Magadan
MSN:
4 028 05
YOM:
1964
Location:
Vorkuta
Republic of Komi
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Moscow-Domodedovo to Amderma, the crew was informed about the deterioration of the weather conditions in Amderma and was cleared to divert to Vorkuta Airport. While on a night approach with a visibility limited to 850 meters, the captain was unable to locate the runway and decided to initiate a go-around when the airplane struck the ground, lost its undercarriage and crashed into a ravine located about 140 meters short of runway threshold. All eight occupants were evacuated while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The crew decided to continue the approach in below-minima weather conditions and the decision of the captain to attempt a go-around was taken too late.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP near Lensk

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1972
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-91726
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G37-03
YOM:
1963
Location:
Lensk
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Lensk. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP near Yeniseysk: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1972 at 0955 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-09676
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Nazimovo – Yeniseysk
MSN:
1G76-10
YOM:
1966
Location:
Yeniseysk
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
5883
Circumstances:
On a flight from Nazimovo to Yeniseysk, the engine lost power due to bad quality of the used B-91/115 fuel. While the aircraft was flying at a height of some 150 metres above the ground, the crew opted for a forced landing in a forest located 40 km northwest of Yeniseysk. The aircraft collided with trees, crashed, caught fire and burnt out. A passenger and a pilot were killed while all 12 other occupants were injured, three of them seriously.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by a poor quality fuel.

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

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1972 at 1358 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32585
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Udskoye – Chumikan – Tugur – Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
MSN:
1G106-13
YOM:
1969
Flight number:
SU372
Location:
Udskoye
Khabarovsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Aircraft flight hours:
3477
Circumstances:
Three minutes after takeoff from Udskoye Airport, while climbing to a height of 100 meters, the pilot-in-command initiated a left turn when the airplane banked left then lost height and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 200 meters from a house. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The loss of control was the consequence of a sharp turn at an altitude less than 100 meters with gusting winds at 15 meters per second while the pilot was intoxicated. Investigations reported that the crew failed to prepare the flight according to the published procedures and that they precipitated the departure. An unauthorized passenger boarded and the crew failed to contact ground after liftoff.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Kursk

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-46202
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kuybyshev – Kursk – Moscow
MSN:
6 73 027 01
YOM:
1966
Location:
Kursk
Kursk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a positioning flight from Kuybyshev to Moscow with an intermediate stop in Kursk. He started the approach by night and snow falls. In poor visibility, the aircraft dropped below the glide and hit tree tops some 2,500 meters before the inner marker. The aircraft stalled and crashed in flames in a wooded area. While the aircraft was destroyed, all three crew members were unhurt.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-62 in Moscow: 174 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1972 at 2149 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-62
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-86671
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Paris - Leningrad - Moscow
MSN:
70301
YOM:
1977
Flight number:
SU217
Location:
Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Moscow oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
164
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
174
Aircraft flight hours:
4374
Aircraft flight cycles:
1674
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a charter flight from Paris to Moscow with an intermediate stop in Leningrad. It departed Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport at 2059LT bound for Moscow. While descending from the north in marginal weather conditions at an altitude of 600 meters, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent, nosed down then struck trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area located near Krasnaya Polyana, about 5 km north of Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and debris were found on an area of 550 meters long and 80 meters wide. None of the 174 survived the crash. Among the passengers were 128 Russians, 38 Chileans, six Algerians, one East-German and one Australian. Up to date, this was the worse plane crash in History.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, the assumption that the loss of control was the consequence of a technical problem with the elevator control system or the longitudinal control system wass not ruled out.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P in Chersky

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1972
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70738
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G130-39
YOM:
1971
Location:
Chersky
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed near Chersky following an engine failure. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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