Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

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1G90-10

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1968

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While taking off from Khanty-Mansiysk Airport, the single engine airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. With an insufficient speed, it struck trees located past the runway end, stalled and crashed. All 35 occupants escaped, some of them were injured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The crew elected to takeoff with 33 passengers on board while the AN-2 is not certified to carry so much passengers. It was determined that the total weight of the aircraft was well above the MTOW at the time of the accident. In such conditions, it was not possible for the crew to takeoff.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Farikha: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1971 at 1645 LT

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CCCP-55567

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Takeoff (climb)

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Cargo

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Farikha - Naryan-Mar

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1 48 473 12

YOM:

1954

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Aircraft flight hours:

12407

Aircraft flight cycles:

15660

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The aircraft was engaged in a cargo flight from Farikha to Naryan-Mar, carrying a load of fish for a total weight of 1,155 kilos. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 60 meters with a speed of 110 km/h, the crew turn off the lights. Five to six seconds later, control was lost. The airplane banked left to 20-25° then nosed down and crashed in an icy field located 1,124 meters past the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both pilots were killed.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty as the aircraft was totally destroyed and the engine and its components could not be analysed. Nevertheless, the assumption that the loss of control was the result of a spatial disorientation that suffered the pilot-in-command was not ruled out.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Baykit

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1971

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CCCP-98348

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Flight

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Plain, Valley

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1 105 473 14

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1958

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While flying at low height, the single engine aircraft hit the ground and crashed. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Tashkent

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1971

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CCCP-33164

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Tashkent Province (Toshkent viloyati)

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1 144 473 20

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1960

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Tashkent

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Uzbekistan

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Asia

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On approach, the aircraft went out of control and crashed after being caught by winds that were above the permitted speed. The aircraft was destroyed and there were no casualties.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Damanka: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1971 at 1352 LT

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CCCP-98292

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Maykop - Kerch - Vinnitsa

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1102 473 03

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1958

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Aircraft flight hours:

9802

Aircraft flight cycles:

37200

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The aircraft was flying too low and deviated from the prescribed flight path to the south by 15 km while encountering below-minima weather conditions (poor visibility). At a height of 300 meters, the single engine aircraft collided with tree tops on a hill located southwest of Damanka (some 22 km west of Krymsk), crashed, caught fire and burnt out. The copilot survived and the captain was killed.

Probable cause:

Poor flight preparation on part of the crew who decided to continue in below-minima weather conditions.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Saratov: 57 killed

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1971 at 2148 LT

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Antonov AN-24

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CCCP-46788

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Sverdlovsk - Ufa - Saratov

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57301705

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1965

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SU2174

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Aircraft flight hours:

10913

Aircraft flight cycles:

8544

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On approach to Saratov-Tsentralny Airport by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with fog, clouds from 100 to 1,000 meters and icing conditions. While approaching at an altitude of 400 meters with flaps and landing gear up, the aircraft nosed down to a 7-9° angle then rolled to the right. It descended with a high vertical speed before crashing in flames 13 km short of runway threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and the wreckage was found 1,300 meters to the right of the approach path. All 57 occupants have been killed.

Probable cause:

The aircraft was approaching at an estimated speed of 240-260 km/h with flaps retracted when it rolled to the right and started an uncontrolled descent with a high vertical speed. It is believed that the loss of control was probably caused by an excessive accumulation of ice on fuselage and wings which adversely modified the aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft. Investigations determined that the aircraft had flown in icing conditions for a period of 3 minutes and 50 seconds, resulting in an accumulation of 15 millimeters of ice. The reason why the flaps were not deployed could not be determined.

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

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1971 at 1615 LT

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PZL-Mielec AN-2

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CCCP-32207

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Spraying (Agricultural)

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Aloja - Aloja

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1G95-18

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1968

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Aircraft flight hours:

2363

Aircraft flight cycles:

5817

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After a crop-spraying mission in the region of Aloja, the crew decided after sunset to continue the flight in the area without permission. While returning to the airstrip, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that nosed down by 10-15° before crashing in a field located 3 km north of the airstrip. The wreckage was found in the morning of the following day. The copilot was killed while both other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The failure of the captain to follow the minimum approach altitude.

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

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1971

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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CCCP-62760

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1G34-29

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1963

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Yerevan

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Armenia

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Asia

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The crew decided to land on an airstrip near Yerevan without authorization. After touchdown, the aircraft skidded and overran before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Kerch: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1971 at 0819 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

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CCCP-46378

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