Krasnoyarsk Krai | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

After some materials have been delivered in Strelka-Chunya, the crew departed Strelka-Chunya at 1126LT on a ferry flight to Vanavara. Weather was quite fine with a visibility of 6-10 km with light snow and an OAT of -25°. En route, the single engine airplane struck trees and crashed in a wooded area. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated and the wreckage was found two hours later about 78 km north of Vanavara. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. The engine was developing normal power at impact and no technical issues were found on the airplane or its components. Moreover, there were no failure or any errors on part of the crew. It is the opinion of the board that the accident was probably the consequence of an in-flight collision with a foreign object as traces of blood were found on the windshield and the floor of the airplane and that the crew did not send any distress call.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12B in Yeniseysk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1974 at 2352 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-11030

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Sverdlovsk - Kamensk-Uralski - Krasnoyarsk

MSN:

7 3 450 02

YOM:

1967

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Aircraft flight hours:

11124

Aircraft flight cycles:

4629

Circumstances:

The airplane was completing a flight from Sverdlovsk to Krasnoyarsk with an intermediate stop in Kamensk-Uralski, carrying six crew members and six passengers accompanying the cargo composed by 10 tons of various metallic materials. En route from Kamensk-Uralski to Krasnoyarsk, the crew was informed about poor weather conditions at destination and was instructed to divert to Yeniseysk Airport. On approach by night, the airplane descended below the glide and was too low when the copilot informed twice the captain they should initiate a go-around. For unknown reason, the captain continued the approach when the airplane, in a slight nose-down attitude, struck the ground with its nose gear 1,933 meters short of runway threshold. It bounced and flew for about 374 meters then struck trees and crashed 612 meters after initial impact. The aircraft was destroyed and the navigator was killed while 11 other occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

Poor approach planning on part of the crew who failed to follow the approach procedures and descended below the glide in poor visibility due to fog and night. The following contributing factors were reported:
- The fog reduced the visibility and considerably complicated the flight process,
- When approach lights were turn on in foggy conditions, this resulted in a screen that blinded the pilots,
- The captain's decision to continue the approach below the prescribed minimum altitude when he should have initiate a go-around procedure.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Novoselovo: 10 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1974 at 1112 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-70953

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Anash – Koma – Novoselovo – Balakhta – Krasnoyarsk

MSN:

111747311

YOM:

1959

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Aircraft flight hours:

11567

Aircraft flight cycles:

9207

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from Koma at 0706LT, bound for Novoselovo, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to snow falls. About six minutes after departure, the airplane collided with a hilly terrain located near Novoselovo (the Novoselovo Airport is located 18 km west of Koma). The wreckage was found later in the afternoon. Three passengers were injured while 10 other occupants, among them both pilots were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the crew was flying under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions (snow falls) when the airplane struck the ground. It was reported that the cold front should pass later that day so the crew was not informed about such conditions en route. A poor flight preparation was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2V into Oneko Lake

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1974

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-50588

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

1G131-30

YOM:

1972

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Circumstances:

Following an engine failure and wrong actions on part of the flying crew, the float plane crashed into Oneko Lake. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure followed by inappropriate actions on part of the crew.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12B at SP-22 Polar Sation: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 1, 1974 at 1220 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-12

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-12950

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Schedule:

SP-22 Polar Station - Dikson

MSN:

8 3 455 01

YOM:

1968

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Aircraft flight hours:

9381

Aircraft flight cycles:

3637

Circumstances:

The SP-22 Polar station was dismantled and several airplanes were dispatched to evacuate personnel and equipment. In the morning, cargo (tractors, woods and various equipment) were loaded on board the AN-12 as well as nine passengers and a crew of seven, en route to Dikson. The ice cracked in the morning and a large crack of about two meters appears, causing the takeoff distance to be 900 meters only. Thus, cargo was offloaded and the crew decided to takeoff with a total weight of 52 tons. During the takeoff roll, the captain started the rotation about 30 meters prior to the crack. Both main landing gear struck the crack, causing the aircraft to be out of control and to crash in flames. The radio navigator was killed while all other occupants were injured, some of them seriously. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The estimated time on ground between the landing and the takeoff was 3 hours and 50 minutes, which was too much as it give time to the ice to crack. It was determined that the crew failed to offload all nine passengers to reduce the total weight prior to takeoff. Also, poor weather conditions during the preceding days caused the evacuation mission to be postponed, which was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2V near Khantaiskoye Ozero: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1973 at 1926 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-32448

Flight Phase:

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Schedule:

Dudinka – Khantaiskoye Ozero

MSN:

1G102-09

YOM:

1969

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

4840

Aircraft flight cycles:

4326

Circumstances:

On a cargo flight from Dudinka to Khantaiskoye Ozero settlement (Taimyr) during the polar night when the crew decided to cut the route short although visibility was poor. On approach to Khantaiskoye Ozero, crew was unable to establish the position of the aircraft as the frequency of the radio beacon at Khantaiskoye Ozero had been changed without notice. The crew started the descent when the aircraft crashed at a height of 1,016 metres into the northern slope of a mountain (1,044 metres high) located some 28 km east of Khantaiskoye Ozero. The copilot was killed and the captain was seriously injured and rescued two days later, on December 26, 1973.

Probable cause:

Wrong decisions taken en route by the crew who decided to modify his itinerary. The frequency of the radio beacon at destination had been changed without notice, which was considered as a contributory factor.

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

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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 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

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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 an Antonov AN-2 near Baykit

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1971

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-98348

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1 105 473 14

YOM:

1958

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Circumstances:

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 Ilyushin II-18D in Krasnoyarsk

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1968

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-18

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-75436

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Novosibirsk – Yakutsk – Magadan

MSN:

186 0095 05

YOM:

1966

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Circumstances:

On the leg from Novosibirsk to Yakutsk, the hydraulic pressure on engine number 2 dropped. The captain decided to divert to Krasnoyarsk Airport for an emergency landing. The approach was completed in snow falls and during the last segment, the four engine airplane was too low and struck the ground 200 meters short of runway threshold then crashed and burned. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The cause of the loss of hydraulic pressure on engine number 2 remains unknown. However, the decision of the crew to divert to Krasnoyarsk Airport was wrong as the weather was considered as marginal. It would be preferable to divert to Kemerovo or Bratsk Airport where the weather conditions were considered as good.

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