Ulyanovsk oblast | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

On takeoff for a crop-spraying flight from an airstrip near Tyugalbuga (Novaya Malykla district of the Ulyanovsk region) with tail and cross wind when deviated from the take off direction to the left. The aircraft veered off runway, ran into a one meter high dung heap and came to rest against a pile of manure. Both pilots escaped unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Smyshliayevka

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1987

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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Registration:

CCCP-17879

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G205-20

YOM:

1983

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Crashed after the crew got distracted in flight. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Barysh

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1977

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-29316

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Ulyanovsk – Barysh – Pavlovka – Nikolaevka

MSN:

1G76-50

YOM:

1967

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The captain decided to take off from Barysh with 23 passengers (16 of them without tickets) and without any copilot. Shortly after lift off, the overloaded aircraft was unable to climb out, collided with tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 3 km from the airfield. All 24 occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Probable cause:

Stalled after takeoff as the total weight of the aircraft was well above the MTOW.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10A in Ulyanovsk: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1962 at 1817 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-10

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-11148

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Ulyanovsk - Ulyanovsk

MSN:

9 4 008 01

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Aircraft flight hours:

622

Aircraft flight cycles:

1435

Circumstances:

The crew (10 pilots under supervision and four instructors) were involved in a local training flight at Ulyanovsk-Baratayevka Airport. After takeoff, while climbing by night at an altitude of 150 meters, the crew raised the undercarriage when the engine number four failed. The crew tried to feather the propeller that went into auto-rotation. Due to high drag, the airplane banked right, lost height and crashed in a huge explosion 1,090 meters past the runway end. A crew member was seriously injured while 13 other occupants were killed. The airplane was completely destroyed.

Probable cause:

The engine number four failed shortly after rotation for undetermined reasons. The crew was unable to feather the propeller that went into auto-rotation, causing high drag and a loss of control. That was the first flight on AN-10 for the pilot-in-command who did not know the behavior of the plane, and poor visibility due to the night and lack of ground visual references remained contributing factors.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18A in Ulyanovsk: 17 killed

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1960 at 1942 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-18

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-75651

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Kuybyshev - Ulyanovsk

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188 0004 05

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Aircraft flight hours:

144

Aircraft flight cycles:

178

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a training flight from Kuybyshev to Ulyanovsk, carrying 13 crew members (five instructors and eight pilots under supervision) and four employees of the Voronezh aircraft plant. Following an uneventful flight, the pilot started the approach and when the flaps were selected down to 40°, the airplane became unstable. From a height of 120-150 metes, it stalled and crashed in a field located 1,240 meters short of runway threshold. The airplane was destroyed and all 17 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The approach was completed in cloud and icing conditions and it is believed that the loss of control was caused by the contamination by ice of critical surfaces such as stabilizers and elevators. The combination of icing conditions and the deployment of the flaps to an angle of 40° caused the aircraft to stall and the distance between the airplane and the ground was insufficient to expect a recovery.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 in Ulyanovsk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1958 at 2005 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-14

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-41843

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Ulyanovsk - Ulyanovsk

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1460 005 12

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Aircraft flight hours:

2057

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The crew (six pilots and one instructor) was completing a local night training mission at Ulyanovsk-Baratayevka Airport. While approaching the airfield in icing conditions, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames 400 meters from the airfield. Four occupants were killed while three others were injured. The airplane was partially destroyed by fire.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of poor piloting techniques on part of the pilot-in-command and the instructor while performing a transition flight from instruments to visual mode in icing conditions. 10 to 15 millimeters of ice were found on the wings after the accident, which contributed to the stall at low height. The following factors were considered as contributing:
- Lack of a clear order in the direction and control of the flight,
- Lack of a training methodology,
- Atmosphere of complacency on part of the instructor, which reduced his self-discipline,
- Insufficient knowledge of the aerodynamic qualities of the aircraft in icing conditions and appropriate action to take in such conditions,
- Insufficient distance between the airplane and the ground to expect recovery.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Ulyanovsk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1957 at 1433 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

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Registration:

CCCP-L4967

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Aerial photography

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Kuybyshev – Ulyanovsk

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2 34 428 02

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Aircraft flight hours:

6692

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The crew was performing a flight to Ulyanovsk to conduct aerial photography of the airplane on behalf of the UAZ factory. While approaching Ulyanovsk at an altitude of 3,000 meters, the left wing suffered a structural failure and partially detached and struck the tail. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a snow covered field located 15 km northeast of Ulyanovsk. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Partial structural failure of the left wing for undetermined reason.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Dubrovka: 24 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1941

Type of aircraft:

GVF PS-84

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Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Moscow - Kuybyshev

MSN:

184 16 08

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1941

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The airplane departed Moscow-Khodynka Airport on a flight to Kuybyshev, carrying four crew members and 20 passengers, in connection with the evacuation of GAZ n°1 to Kuybyshev. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds, fog and freezing drizzle. Some 25 km east of Kuznetsk, the crew flew some circles over a forest located on a 340 metres high hill near Lake Beloye when the airplane crashed for unknown reasons near Golodyayevka (now Dubrovka). All 24 occupants were killed, among them the aircraft designer Vsevolod Tairov.

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident could not be established