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Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V off Sochi: 109 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1972 at 1925 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-18
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-75507
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Sochi - Moscow
MSN:
183 0064 05
YOM:
1963
Flight number:
SU1036
Location:
Sochi-Adler
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
101
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
109
Aircraft flight hours:
15718
Aircraft flight cycles:
7899
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Sochi-Adler Airport, while climbing by night at an altitude of 200 meters, the airplane initiated a right turn according to departure procedures then made a left turn, entered a dive and crashed into the Black Sea, about 10 km offshore. Some debris and dead bodies were found in the evening while the main wreckage sank by a depth of about 1,000 meters. None of the 109 occupants survived the crash and the wreckage was not recovered.
Probable cause:
Due to lack of evidences, the exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, the assumption that the loss of control may have been caused by the failure of an instrument or an in-flight collision with migratory birds was not ruled out.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Semipalatinsk

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1972
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-33233
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G57-36
YOM:
1965
Location:
Semipalatinsk
Pavlodar
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew decided to land on an unsuitable site located near Semipalatinsk and the aircraft suffered an accident while trying to takeoff from that site. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2M in Velikaya Vulyga: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1972 at 1550 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02369
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Velikaya Vulyga - Vinnitsa
MSN:
7 015 38
YOM:
1967
Location:
Velikaya Vulyga
Vinnytsia Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
3093
Aircraft flight cycles:
15040
Circumstances:
On a positioning flight from Velikaya Vulyga to Vinnitsa after crop-spraying operations, the intoxicated crew (a pilot and an aircraft mechanic) forgot to remove the clamps from rudder and stabilizer prior to takeoff. After liftoff, while climbing to a height of some 10-15 metres, the airplane lost height, crashed 500 metres from its parking position, caught fire and burnt out. Both occupants were killed. The pilot had a blood alcohol level of 1.84 ‰ against 1.24 ‰ for the mechanic.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation on part of the pilot who failed to check the aircraft prior to departure.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V near Magnitogorsk: 102 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1972 at 1019 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-18
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-74298
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Karaganda - Moscow
MSN:
182 0045 05
YOM:
1962
Flight number:
SU558
Location:
Magnitogorsk
Chelyabinsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
93
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
102
Aircraft flight hours:
10798
Aircraft flight cycles:
4249
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane departed Karaganda Airport at 0831LT on a schedule service (SU558) to Moscow-Domodedovo. En route, while cruising at an altitude of 7,200 meters, the crew informed ATC about smoke in the cabin and cockpit and request to divert to Magnitogorsk Airport for an emergency landing. During the descent, at a speed of 370 km/h, in a flat attitude, gears and flaps retracted, the airplane struck the ground and crashed in flames in an open field located 23 km north of the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 102 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The cause of the disaster was the intensive development of a fire that broke out in the rear cargo hold, which led to a complete or partial loss of the crew's working capacity, the impossibility of visual flight and observation of instruments due to smoke in the cockpit and the exclusion of the possibility of a successful flight outcome. The most likely cause of the fire was the triggering of pyrotechnic devices, the ignition or self-ignition of flammable materials in the baggage of passengers whose traces were found in the remains of baggage.

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

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1972 at 0935 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32520
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Perevitskiy Torzhok - Perevitskiy Torzhok
MSN:
1G103-47
YOM:
1969
Location:
Perevitskiy Torzhok
Moscow 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:
3150
Aircraft flight cycles:
15276
Circumstances:
During a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) of 'Vrachevo Gorki' located in the Lukhovitsy district of the Moscow region, the crew encountered thick smoke coming from burning peatlands. The crew suffered a spatial orientation and the airplane nosed down by a 45 to 60° angle before crashing in flames on a bank of the Oka River, near Perevitskiy Torzhok, some 4 km from the airstrip. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and both pilots were killed. At the time of the accident, horizontal visibility did not exceed 50 meters.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after the crew suffered a spatial disorientation in reduced visibility.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Suntar

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1972
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-49369
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G13-23
YOM:
1962
Location:
Suntar
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:
The aircraft was performing a cargo flight, carrying fuel drums. En route, a fire erupted in the cargo compartment, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft landed near Suntar and all occupants managed to escape while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18B in Arkhangelsk

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-18
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-75663
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
188 0007 02
YOM:
1958
Location:
Arkhangelsk-Talagi
Arkhangelsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Arkhangelsk-Talagi Airport, during the last segment, the four engine airplane went through a local bank of fog. The pilot-in-command lost momentarily visual contact with the ground and the decision to go around was taken too late, causing the aircraft to land hard. After touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway, contacted obstacles and came to rest. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01147
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1 37 473 14
YOM:
1954
Location:
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Sakhalin oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk following an engine failure. The aircraft crash landed in a field and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Kherson: 14 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1972 at 1806 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01526
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Novooleksiivka – Kherson
MSN:
1G80-20
YOM:
1967
Flight number:
D-44
Location:
Kherson
Kherson Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Aircraft flight hours:
5037
Aircraft flight cycles:
12956
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Novooleksiivka Airport at 1740LT on a schedule service (flight D-44) to Kherson, carrying 17 passengers (11 adults and 6 children) and two pilots. While descending to Kherson Airport, the crew was informed by ATC about Army helicopter movements in the vicinity of the airport, on its east side. On short final, at a height of 20-30 meters, the aircraft banked right to an angle of 70° then rolled left and right. Out of control, it stalled then crashed in flames 400 meters short of runway 02 threshold. Both pilots and 12 passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on short final due to the presence of wake turbulences caused by an army helicopter (type Mil Mi-6) that passed through the approach path 45 seconds prior to the AN-2. It was determined that ATC clearance failed to respect the minimum safe distance and minimum safe time between both movements (minimum safe separation). It was also reported that there were two too many passengers on board and that some of them failed to wear their seatbelt.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14M in Aldan

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1972 at 1931 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-91537
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Aldan – Chulman – Takhtamygda – Chita – Irkutsk
MSN:
1470 012 02
YOM:
1957
Flight number:
SU423
Location:
Aldan
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Aldan Airport, while in initial climb at a speed of 160 km/h, the right engine failed. The crew elected to make an emergency landing on a small hill located six km from the airport and reduced his altitude when the right wing struck trees and the roof of a barn before crashing in flames. All occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
Due to the fact that the right engine was totally destroyed by fire, investigations were unable to determine the cause of the failure that occurred during initial climb.
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