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Crash of an Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 in Kuzhenkino: 10 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 2023 at 1715 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RA-02795
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moscow - Saint Petersburg
MSN:
145-1008
YOM:
2007
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The Legacy departed Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport shortly before 1645LT on a flight to St Petersburg-Pulkovo, carrying seven passengers and three crew members. According to the radar, while cruising at FL280, it entered an uncontrolled descent and spiraled into the ground until it crashed in an open field located near the village of Kuzhenkino, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed. The airplane was the property of the Wagner Group owned by Evgueni Viktorovitch Prigozhine who was on board with Dmitry Utkin, n°2 of the group. It is showable on videos that the airplane was emanating white/grey smoke while spiraling to the ground.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76MD in Tver

Date & Time: Jun 27, 2012 at 0029 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RA-76761
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tver - Tver
MSN:
00734 79401
YOM:
1987
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission at Migalovo AFB and was performing touch-and-go manoeuvres. By night, the aircraft was approaching in a nose-down attitude when the nose gear landed hard first. It penetrated the floor just behind the cockpit. The aircraft slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest on runway. All four crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair as the fuselage was wrinkled.
Probable cause:
It is likely that following a wrong approach configuration, the aircraft landed nose first with a high aerodynamic acceleration.

Crash of a Let L-410UVP in Kimry-Borki: 11 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 2003 at 1425 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FLARF-01032
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kimry-Borki - Kimry-Borki
MSN:
83 11 09
YOM:
1983
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
23
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Kimry-Borki Airport on a local skydiving flight, carrying 23 skydivers and two pilots. At an altitude of 3,800 metres, 11 skydivers prepared to jump and moved through the rear of the cabin. While four of them jumped out, the aircraft stalled from the tail and nosed up then entered an uncontrolled descent. At an altitude of about 2,000 metres, the aircraft suffered a structural failure and broke up. Several skydivers were thrown out then the aircraft crashed in a snow covered forest located two km from the airfield. Nine skydivers and both pilots were killed while all other occupants were found alive. The aircraft was totally destroyed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the aircraft was operated in illegal conditions at the time of the accident. On board were 23 skydivers while the aircraft was certified for 12 skydivers maximum. At the time of the accident, the total weight of the aircraft was 618 kilos above MTOW and the CofG was well beyond the rear limit (around 35%), especially when the 11 skydivers moved through the rear of the cabin. Some of the skydivers were seating on the floor and one was in the toilets.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V near Kalyazin: 27 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 2001 at 2119 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RA-75840
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Khatanga - Moscow
MSN:
182 0053 01
YOM:
1962
Flight number:
LDF9602
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Aircraft flight hours:
11617
Aircraft flight cycles:
5582
Circumstances:
En route from Khatanga to Moscow-Domodedovo Airport, while cruising by night at an assigned altitude of 7,800 metres in good weather conditions, the four engine aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent. After it reached an excessive speed of 850 km/h, the aircraft rolled to the left to an angle of 60° and nosed down to an angle of 42°. The aircraft suffered structural failure, lost several elements, partially disintegrated in the air and eventually crashed in a snow covered field located 15 km southeast of Kalyazin. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 27 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the protection system of the elevator trim, causing a spontaneous deflection of the elevator. This caused the aircraft to enter an uncontrolled descent and the crew was unable to regain control. Violations about aircraft maintenance, flight organization and operational aspects were identified within the operator. Excessive G loads during the descent caused the aircraft to partially disintegrate before final impact.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12B in Myakotino: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 2001 at 1635 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RA-12135
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Rzhev – Morshansk
MSN:
00 347 002
YOM:
1970
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a cargo flight to Morshansk with a load consisting of a jet fighter engine. Seven minutes after takeoff from Rzhev Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 2,600 meters, the aircraft went out of control, entered a spin and crashed in a swampy and wooded area located in Myakotino, southeast of Rzhev. All seven crew members were killed. It is believed that control was lost following an engine failure and after the crew was unable to feather its propeller.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12RR in Andreapol: 17 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1996
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
21 red
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saint-Petersburg – Andreapol – Krasnodar
MSN:
3 34 14 04
YOM:
1963
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from St Petersburg-Levashovo to Krasnodar with an intermediate stop in Andreapol, carrying 11 passengers, six crew members and a load of construction materials and the personal car of General Sergei Seleznyov who was building a private cottage in the region of Krasnodar. During initial climb, the aircraft became unstable and started to pitch up and down. When the crew retracted the flaps, the aircraft nosed down, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located some 8 km from the airport. All 17 occupants were killed, among them the General and his wife.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the aircraft weight was 1,5 ton above MTOW at the time of the accident. Also, it was reported that wings surfaces were contaminated with frost and snow, which was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of an Antonov AN-22 in Antonovo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1994
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RA-09331
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hahn - Tver - Voronezh
MSN:
02340408
YOM:
1972
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Tver-Migalovo AFB, while climbing, the crew reported control problems. The aircraft rolled to the right and crashed near Antonovo, 16 km southwest of Tver AFB. Three occupants were seriously injured while seven others were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by the failure of an aileron control rod. Nevertheless, representatives from Antonov disagreed, stating icing caused the loss of control.

Crash of an Antonov AN-22A in Tver: 33 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1992
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-09303
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tver - Yerevan
MSN:
053483299
YOM:
1975
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
33
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Tver-Migalovo AFB, while climbing to a height of about 250 metres, the aircraft pitched up and down then stalled and crashed. All 33 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the aircraft was overloaded by 20 tons at the time of the accident and that the CofG was too far aft.

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

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1989
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70087
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G136-13
YOM:
1972
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties. The exact date of the accident remains unknown, somewhere in 1989.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-154B in Maksatikha: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 19, 1978 at 1332 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-85169
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Baku - Leningrad
MSN:
76A169
YOM:
1976
Flight number:
SU6709
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
126
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
3308
Aircraft flight cycles:
1567
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 9,600 meters on a flight from Baku to Leningrad, all three engines stopped simultaneously. Shortly later, all generators failed as well, causing the electrical system to be inoperative. Unable to maintain altitude and speed that dropped to 370 km/h, the crew attempted an emergency landing in an open field. After touchdown, the airplane slid for 1,518 meters, struck various obstacles and came to rest in flames. Four passengers were killed while 130 other occupants were rescued, some of them were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
In-flight failure of all three engines after the fuel transfer system failed while being connected on manual mode. Technical analysis were unable to determine the exact cause of the fuel transfer system failure but it is possible this was caused by the malfunction or the failure of a switch or other electrical components.