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The pilot, sole on board, was engaged in an aerial photography mission. In flight, he encountered engine problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed onto a barn located in Novoshchedrinskaya, about 15 km north of Gudermes. The pilot and three people in the barn were injured.

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

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1994

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Chechnya Air Force

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Grozny - Grozny

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While completing a survey flight in the region of Grozny, the single engine aircraft was shot down by ground fire and crashed, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-154B-2 in Grozny

Date & Time: Dec 25, 1993 at 1229 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-154

Operator:

Registration:

RA-85296

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Moscow - Grozny

MSN:

78A296

YOM:

1978

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165

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Following an uneventful flight from Moscow, the crew completed the approach to Grozny in poor weather conditions. The aircraft landed nose first, causing it to be torn off. The aircraft slid on the ground for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All 172 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Grozny

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1979

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-92894

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G51-41

YOM:

1965

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Crashed after the pilot got distracted. There were no casualties.

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

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1977 at 1220 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-55795

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Kalinovskaya - Kalinovskaya

MSN:

1G51-08

YOM:

1964

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Aircraft flight hours:

8587

Circumstances:

From May 28 till May 31, the airplane was dispatched in Kalinovskaya for spraying missions on behalf of the Lenin's kolkhoz. While parked, a technician decided to takeoff and to make a local tour. Shortly after takeoff, while flying at a height of 500 meters, he lost control of the airplane that descended by at an angle of 60° and crashed in flames in an open field. The sole occupant was killed.

Probable cause:

The technician was not intoxicated and the assumption that the accident was the consequence of suicide was not ruled out.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-15-DK near Gudermes: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1945 at 1140 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

CCCP-L963

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Baku – Makhachkala – Grozny – Simferopol

MSN:

15099/26544

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Aircraft flight hours:

133

Circumstances:

After take off from Makhachkala, the visibility was poor and the crew was following the railway track up to Grozny. But the pilot lost his orientation when the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Terski located near Gudermes. All five occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were below minima.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Polikarpov AP in Naurskaya: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1938 at 1620 LT

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-A988

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Naurskaya - Naurskaya

MSN:

12171

YOM:

1938

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At the end of the afternoon, before returning to Grozny, the pilot invited three farmers for a tour. After takeoff, at a height of 35 metres, the pilot initiated a sharp turn to the left when the airplane stalled and crashed 25 metres from the railway station, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all four occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The airplane stalled during a sharp turn to the left due to an insufficient speed. The pilot was not allowed to perform such private flight.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-9 near Verkhnii-Naur: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-9 (PS-9)

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Registration:

CCCP-L167

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Tbilisi – Baku – Grozny – Moscow

MSN:

168

YOM:

1933

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Aircraft flight hours:

1404

Aircraft flight cycles:

1103

Circumstances:

The aircraft was on its way from Tbilisi to Moscow for maintenance purposes. The crew made a technical stop in Baku then continued to Grozny. On approach to Grozny, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. After 15-20 in such conditions, ice started to accumulate on the aircraft and several instruments such as the horizon, the gyrocompas and the speed indicator failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field located about 30 km northwest of Grozny. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were seriously injured. The mechanic died from his injuries two days later.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain while cruising in fogy conditions. It was determined that the crew departed Baku Airport without any weather bulletin for Grozny.