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The single engine was completing local skydiving sorties at Kalachevo Airport, about 24 kkm south of Chelyabinsk. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 100 metres, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a snow covered field located 1,5 km north of the airfield. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and all 8 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of a stall during initial climb due to the combination of the following factors:
- Violation of the climb procedures regarding the speed,
- Flight performances were not met as the aircraft was operated for skydiving purposes but not intended for such type of flight,
- The total weight of the aircraft was above the MTOW,
- The aircraft was not equipped with a system that could inform the pilot of the imminence of a stall,
- The aircraft stalled at a relative low altitude that could not allow the pilot to expect recovery.

Final Report:

Crash of an Antonov AN-12BP in Chelyabinsk: 9 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 2008 at 2011 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

Operator:

Registration:

RA-12957

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Ferry

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Chelyabinsk - Perm

MSN:

8 3 455 08

YOM:

1968

Flight number:

GIA9675

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Aircraft flight hours:

42817

Aircraft flight cycles:

14828

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful cargo flight from Moscow to Chelyabinsk where a load of 9 tons of various goods was deplaned, the aircraft was ferried to Perm. One minute after takeoff from Chelyabinsk Airport runway 09, while climbing in marginal weather conditions, the crew declared an emergency and reported smoke in the cockpit. After being cleared to return, the crew completed a circuit. During a third turn to the left, while in a left bank of 15° and at a speed of 335 km/h, both left engines failed and their propellers autofeathered. About 40 seconds later, the aircraft entered a right turn then descended to the ground and crashed in an open field located 11 km from Chelyabinsk Airport, bursting into flames. The accident occurred 8 minutes after takeoff. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 9 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The accident was the result of a loss of controllability due to the destruction of the aileron control cables while carrying out an emergency approach to Chelyabinsk Airport after smoke spread in the cabin and the cockpit. The destruction of aileron wiring occurred, presumably, in the area of the 23-25 web frames of the cargo hold. The reason for the destruction of the wiring installation has most likely been a significant heating of a control rod located in this zone, made of alloy D16-T, and its subsequent break under tension-load operation. Heating of the control rod could be a consequence of fire of the aircraft's electricity network, in immediate proximity of the control rod. This led smoke to spread in the cargo hold, unexpected triggering of alarm systems, aircraft equipment failures, and the auto-shutdown of two engines. Electrical bunch-conductors, distributors, blocks and aggregates of the aeronautical equipment, located in the 15-25 frames zone (ceiling of the cargo compartment) came under intense attack by fire, resulting in a collision collision with the ground, as a result of which it was impossible to accurately determine the primary origin and reason of the fire.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Port-Artur: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1984

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-01378

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Port-Artur - Port-Artur

MSN:

1G45-27

YOM:

1964

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Circumstances:

The crew, after consuming alcohol beverages, decided to embark two farmers for a local flight. While flying at low height, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. All four occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Both pilots and both passengers were intoxicated at the time of the accident.

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:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Karaganda - Moscow

MSN:

182 0045 05

YOM:

1962

Flight number:

SU558

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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-2 near Polotsk: 14 killed

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1971 at 1635 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-96221

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Polotsk – Chelyabinsk

MSN:

1G72-05

YOM:

1966

Flight number:

SU697

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Aircraft flight hours:

6056

Circumstances:

The single engine airplane departed Polotsk Airport at 1623LT on a flight to Chelyabinsk, carrying 12 passengers (mining workers) and a crew of two. 12 minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 300 meters in good weather conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a steppe located 35 km north of Polotsk. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that none of the 12 passengers were attached and some of them were standing in the rear compartment of the aircraft, prohibited to passengers, the access door to be locked. Various analysis revealed that all passengers were intoxicated at the time of the accident and that they were probably moving in the cabin without the consent of the crew. This situation likely modified the CofG, causing the airplane to become uncontrollable.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Tokmasskiy: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1970 at 1150 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-40573

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Chelyabinsk – Magnitogorsk

MSN:

1G84-26

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Aircraft flight hours:

2774

Aircraft flight cycles:

4785

Circumstances:

On a positioning flight from Chelyabinsk to Magnitogorsk, the crew encountered below-minima weather conditions (heavy snow falls and limited visibility). While cruising at an altitude of 300 meters, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a snow-covered field located near Tokmasskiy, some 18 km northeast of Uyskoye. The wreckage was found 6 km off course and both pilots were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control after the pilot-in-command suffered a spatial disorientation.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Chelyabinsk: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1955 at 1400 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L5579

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Chelyabinsk - Chelyabinsk

MSN:

1 49 473 17

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Aircraft flight hours:

132

Circumstances:

The crew arrived at the Podovinnoe Farm in the Chelyabinsk region on May 12 to apply fertilizers on crops. On the evening of May 12, the crew drank a lot of vodka and red wine. There were no flight on May 13 due to poor weather conditions. On May 14 and 15, the crew completed 30 rotations each day for a total of 12 hours flight. On the evening of May 15, all four crew members went to a local hostel and again drank a lot of vodka and red wine. The captain went to bed at 0030LT, the copilot at 0255LT, the machanic at 0105LT and the flight engineer slept at the hostel. On the 16, at 0900LT, all four crew took their breakfast with vodka and red wine again. Later, the crew arrived at the airplane with four other people, among them two young girls. A local keeper elected to dissuade the crew to takeoff but without success. After takeoff at 1400LTf, the single engine aircraft climbed to a height of 60 meters then continued to a heading of 110° for about 2-3 minutes before entering a dive and crashing in a field located six km from the airstrip. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

All four crew members were drunk at the time of the accident and were not able to fly. Poor discipline and responsibility on part of the crew who decided to takeoff in such conditions. Also, the crew violated the company procedures letting non authorized people to fly with.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Zlatoust: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1947

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L4214

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Chelyabinsk – Kazan – Moscow

MSN:

18421005

YOM:

Flight number:

SU020

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Aircraft flight hours:

2316

Circumstances:

The crew left Chelyabinsk Airport at 1215LT, established contact with RDS Koltsovo and was instructed to proceed to the altitude of 1,500 meters, although this was lower than the minimum safe altitude of 2,100 meters on the route Chelyabinsk - Kazan. An hour later, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a cloud base at 200 meters, heavy snow falls and an estimated horizontal visibility less than 4 km. While cruising at the altitude of 1,145 meters, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Taganay located about 20 km north of Zlatoust. The wreckage was found in an isolated and mountainous area a day later, the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all six occupants have been killed. The aircraft was carrying a load of various goods consisting of grinding wheels, boxes and a furnace-type PET-8 for a total of 2,298 kilos.

Probable cause:

The crew was authorized to fly at an altitude of 1,500 meters while the minimum prescribed altitude was fixed at 2,100 meters. It was reported that weather datas compiled prior to the flight were incomplete in that the person in charge of preparing the file for the crew remained asleep. Despite this situation, the crew decided to leave the airport of Chelyabinsk while they had no specific information about the weather and although they have not been cleared to land in Kazan Airport.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Asha: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L37

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

City

Schedule:

Ufa – Chelyabinsk

MSN:

6486

YOM:

1939

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The three-engine crashed in flames near the Asha Station, killing all three crew members, among them pilot P. M. Nikitin.

Crash of a Polikarpov AP near Magnitogorsk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1935 at 1615 LT

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-A525

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

5939

YOM:

1934

Location:

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

249

Aircraft flight cycles:

868

Circumstances:

The pilot was engaged in a crop spraying flight in the region of Magnitogorsk. Following a sowing mission over a surface of 130 hectares and after completing 58 landings, the pilot was instructed to stop the mission as the goal was to sow 100 hectares and the wind was rising. Nevertheless, he continued and initiated a 270° turn at a height of 15 metres when the airplane stalled and crashed in a field located 30 km from Magnitogorsk. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the accident was the consequence of a loss of speed during the last turn completed at a too low altitude. A poor flight organization and a lack of discipline on part of the pilot were considered as contributing factors.

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