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For unknown reasons, the aircraft landed at an excessive speed and was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and came to rest few dozen metres further. All 18 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2SKh in Novonikolayevka: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1976 at 1739 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-79935

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Novonikolayevka - Novonikolayevka

MSN:

1167 473 13

YOM:

1961

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Aircraft flight hours:

8766

Aircraft flight cycles:

20533

Circumstances:

On an unauthorized flight during crop spraying operations for the sovkhoz (state farm) of Balapanovski from an airstrip located about 5 km northeast of Novonikolayevka (Beskaragai district of the Semipalatinsk region), the pilot completed a steep turn to left at low height when the airplane stalled and crashed in an open field located 1,700 metres from the airfield at N51°06'12" E79°27'12" and caught fire. The pilot and a passenger were killed while two other passengers were seriously injured. One of the survivor, a teenager, died a day later.

Probable cause:

Poor discipline on part of the pilot who decided to attempt an unauthorized flight with illegal people on board and completed hazardous manoeuvres.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Osinovka: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1973 at 0815 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-35577

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Schedule:

Osinovka – Almaty

MSN:

1G115-28

YOM:

1970

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Aircraft flight hours:

1870

Circumstances:

While on a positioning flight from Osinovka-Andreyevka to Almaty for crop-spraying operations for the sovkhoz (state farm) 'Andreyevski' with 2 mechanics and 2 local guides on board, the captain decided not to circumvent the Chubundy (Shybyndy) mountain ridge but to make a straight-in flight. Few minutes later, he encountered below-minima weather conditions and decided to return to Andreyevka but this was too late. Shortly later, while completing a turn in clouds at an altitude of 1,200 meters, the single engine airplane collided with the summit of a ridge located about 15 km northeast of Andreyevka Airport and crashed. Injured, the copilot walked down the mountain to find help. The captain was killed while all five other occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain caused by wrong in-flight decisions on part of the captain.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Ayaguz

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1968 at 1427 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-28946

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Urdzhar – Ayaguz – Semipalatinsk

MSN:

1G09-06

YOM:

1961

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Aircraft flight hours:

4093

Aircraft flight cycles:

8820

Circumstances:

On the leg from Urdzhar to Ayaguz of a flight from Urdzhar to Semipalatinsk, the crew encountered below-minima weather conditions (snowfall and poor visibility). The crew failed to return in time and lost orientation so the aircraft crashed at a height of 1,850 metres into the slope of Mt Tikasu (2,151 metres high) located some 30 km from Nekrasovka and caught fire. Both pilots and all 4 passengers were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The captain left the accident site on 13FEB1968 and reached Nekrasovka after walking through deep snow in mountainous terrain for 18 hours. All other five occupants were rescued and evacuated by the crew of a Mil Mi-4 on 14FEB1968.

Probable cause:

The crew decided to continue in adverse weather conditions and below-minima.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 near Kokpekty: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov P-5

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L1622

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Zaysan – Kokpekty – Semipalatinsk

MSN:

9196

YOM:

1934

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Circumstances:

The pilot departed Kokpekty without any information about weather conditions. Few minutes after takeoff, he entered an area of snow falls and his decision to fly back was taken too late. While approaching Kokpekty at an insufficient altitude, he saw a hill and initiated a turn when the airplane crashed. The pilot was seriously injured and both passengers were killed.

Probable cause:

The decision of the pilot to leave Kokpekty without accurate weather information and later to fly at a too low altitude in poor visibility.