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Crash of an Antonov AN-22A near Krasny Oktyabr: 12 killed

Date & Time: Dec 28, 2010 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-22
Operator:
Registration:
RA-09343
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Voronezh - Tver
MSN:
043482272
YOM:
1974
Location:
Krasny Oktyabr
Tula oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base at Tver-Migalovo after he delivered a MiG-31 to the Voronezh Military Aviation Engineering University. While in cruising flight, the four engine aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a snow covered prairie located near Krasny Oktyabr. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 12 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A-3 in Buchalki: 44 killed

Date & Time: Aug 24, 2004 at 2253 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-134
Operator:
Registration:
RA-65080
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Moscow - Volgograd
MSN:
60065
YOM:
1977
Flight number:
WLG1303
Location:
Buchalki
Tula oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
35
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
44
Aircraft flight hours:
30751
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Moscow-Domodedovo Airport at 2230LT on a regular service to Volgograd with 35 passengers and a crew of nine on board. Some 23 minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 8,100 metres, the aircraft suffered an in-flight explosion, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a field located near Buchalki. The wreckage was found in the middle of the night and all 44 occupants were killed. The accident occurred at the same time of a Tupolev TU-154 operated by Sibir Airlines.
Probable cause:
The Federal Safety Board (FSB) reported 3 days later that the accident was the consequence of the explosion of a bomb. Two women flying from Makhatshala landed in Moscow at 1945LT and were able to embark with the explosive device following security deficiencies.

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

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1997
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Tula Air Enterprise - Tulskoe Aviapredpriatie
Registration:
RA-84700
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tula - Shakhty
MSN:
1G192-18
YOM:
1981
Location:
Tula
Tula oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Tula Airport, while climbing, the crew noticed that the engine oil temperature increased while the engine pressure dropped. In such conditions, the captain decided to return to Tula Airport for an emergency landing and completed a turn when the engine failed. The aircraft lost speed and height then struck power cables and crashed. The captain and three passengers were killed while three other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The following factors were identified:
- Engine failure as a result of the destruction of the bushing of the crankshaft of the main connecting rod due to a manufacturing defect in the absence of adhesion of bronze to the steel base of the bushing on a sufficiently large section,
- An unused chip-in-oil signaling system, due to the fact that the engine was not equipped with a chip signaling filter during repair, which deprived the crew of information about the beginning of the collapse of the sleeve and did not allow a timely decision to return to the departure point;
- Difficult terrain with the presence of various obstacles.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2M in Staroye Zhookovo: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 6, 1984
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-05918
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6 006 01
YOM:
1967
Location:
Staroye Zhookovo
Tula oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
3843
Aircraft flight cycles:
12899
Circumstances:
Sole on board, the pilot was completing a local spraying flight near the village of Staroye Zhookovo. While flying at low height, the aircraft entered a nose-up attitude then lost height and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the trim tab went jammed in the full up position during flight. The exact cause could not be determined as the aircraft was totally destroyed by fire but it is believed that it was the consequence of the failure of the elevator trim control system.

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

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1976 at 1429 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70190
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Popovka - Popovka
MSN:
1G138-08
YOM:
1972
Location:
Popovka
Tula oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
3153
Circumstances:
The crew was dispatched in the region of Popovka to proceed with crop spraying operations on behalf of the sovkhoz of Kotova. As there was a scarcity of spray products, the crew observed a day off and consumed alcohol all day long. In the afternoon, the crew decided to make a local 'private' flight and embarked illegally three members of the sovkhoz. Following hazardous manoeuvres at low height, the pilot-in-command initiated a sharp turn to the left when the lower left wing struck the ground. Out of control, the airplane crashed in flames 87 metres further in a field. Two passengers were killed while three other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
The crew decided to perform a local pleasure flight without prior permission and embarked illegal passengers after consuming alcohol, reducing their capabilities and performances.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Tula

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1976
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01626
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G82-20
YOM:
1967
Location:
Tula
Tula oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the pilot made a mistake in handling the fuel system, causing the engine to flame out. The aircraft crash landed in a field near Tula and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

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

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1975 at 0837 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-50512
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Tula – Novomoskovsk – Moscow-Bykovo
MSN:
1G88-39
YOM:
1967
Location:
Ogaryovka
Tula oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
6772
Aircraft flight cycles:
12175
Circumstances:
On the leg from Tula to Novomoskovsk of a positioning flight from Tula to Moscow-Bykovo, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing in a field near Ogaryovka (Uzlovaya district of the Tula region) when control was lost. At a speed of 140 km/h, the single engine airplane dove into the ground from a height of some 50-70 metres and was destroyed. Both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident could not be determined.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12BP in Tula: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1972 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tula - Tula
Location:
Tula
Tula oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane was completing a local training flight at Tula Airport with six crew members on board. On approach in marginal weather conditions, the airplane collided with a second Antonov AN-12BP of the Soviet Air Force (Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP). Inbound from Sestsha Airbase located in Bryansk, the second aircraft was carrying 14 passengers and a crew of six. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located few km from the airport. All 27 occupants in both aircraft were killed.
Probable cause:
It was reported that a radar failed and ATC was unable to determine the exact position of both aircraft. Poor visibility due to marginal weather conditions was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12BP in Tula: 20 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1972 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Sestcha - Tula
Location:
Tula
Tula oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane was completing a flight from Sestsha Airbase located in Bryansk, carrying 14 passengers and a crew of six. On approach to Tula Airport in poor weather conditions, the airplane collided with a second Antonov AN-12BP of the Soviet Air Force (Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP). With six crew members on board, the second aircraft was completing a local training flight in Tula. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located few km from the airport. All 27 occupants in both aircraft were killed.
Probable cause:
It was reported that a radar failed and ATC was unable to determine the exact position of both aircraft. Poor visibility due to marginal weather conditions was considered as a contributing factor.
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