Vinnytsia Oblast | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Sole on board, the pilot was completing a crop spraying mission between the villages of Sasha and Kostyukivka. While manoeuvring at low height, the single engine aircraft hit tree tops, stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post impact fire and the pilot was killed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Vinnitsa: 9 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-26

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Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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On approach to Vinnitsa Airport, the crew encountered low visibility due to poor weather conditions. On final approach, the pilot-in-command descended to the MDA and as he was unable to establish a visual contact with the runway, he initiated a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, a second attempt to land was also abandoned. During a third attempt, the aircraft descended too low when the right engine struck trees. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area located near the village of Stadnytsya, about 5 km north of the airport. All nine occupants were killed.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Vinnitsa: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1973 at 1219 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-01335

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Test

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Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Vinnitsa - Vinnitsa

MSN:

1G44-24

YOM:

1964

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Aircraft flight hours:

8981

Circumstances:

The crew was engaged in a local post maintenance test flight at Vinnitsa Airport. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 100 meters, the airplane banked left and crashed in a field located 1,200 meters past the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the ailerons control cables have been incorrectly installed by the technicians from the Zavod No. 421 GA at Vinnitsa facilities. Also, the presence on board of a passenger, a young girl, was considered as illegal.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2M in Velikaya Vulyga: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1972 at 1550 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-02369

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Positioning

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Velikaya Vulyga - Vinnitsa

MSN:

7 015 38

YOM:

1967

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Aircraft flight hours:

3093

Aircraft flight cycles:

15040

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On a positioning flight from Velikaya Vulyga to Vinnitsa after crop-spraying operations, the intoxicated crew (a pilot and an aircraft mechanic) forgot to remove the clamps from rudder and stabilizer prior to takeoff. After liftoff, while climbing to a height of some 10-15 metres, the airplane lost height, crashed 500 metres from its parking position, caught fire and burnt out. Both occupants were killed. The pilot had a blood alcohol level of 1.84 ‰ against 1.24 ‰ for the mechanic.

Probable cause:

Poor flight preparation on part of the pilot who failed to check the aircraft prior to departure.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Vinnitsa: 48 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1971 at 1125 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-46809

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Kiev - Vinnitsa

MSN:

67302306

YOM:

1966

Flight number:

N-63

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Aircraft flight hours:

11329

Aircraft flight cycles:

10658

Circumstances:

On approach to Vinnitsa Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with fog, low clouds and freezing rain. Due to poor visibility, the captain decided to abandon the approach and made a go-around. Few minutes later, during a second attempt to land in similar conditions, the captain decided to make a second go-around and requested full power. At this time, the airplane banked left to an angle of 20-40° then stalled and crashed in flames 850 meters short of runway. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 48 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The loss of control on short final was caused by an aerodynamic stalled for a reason which could not be determined with certainty. However, it was reported that a delay of 3 to 5 second elapsed from the decision to make a go-around and the selection of the speed levers in a forward position which could contribute to the stall.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2T in Lipovets: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1955 at 0757 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

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CCCP-L4510

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Kiev – Mykolaiv – Simferopol

MSN:

184 297 09

YOM:

1948

Flight number:

SU613

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Aircraft flight hours:

5070

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Enroute, one of the crew member opened the right cockpit window and threw away his cigarette that went into the air inlet of a ventilation system. A fire spread quickly and as the crew was unable to extinguish it, the captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a snow covered field located near Lipovets, slid for few hundred meters and came to rest in flames on the iced Rosava River. Two crew members and one passenger were killed while ten other occupants were injured. The aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

The aircraft has been subject to technical modifications on part of the Aeroflot technicians few days prior to the accident and converted to a cargo version capable to carry a maximum of 9 passengers. It was reported that several mistakes were done during this conversion, especially concerning the ventilation system air inlet that was installed in a wrong position, just behind the cockpit window instead of lower or higher. Investigations revealed that the fire spread quickly because the insulating material used failed to respond to the requirements and was unimpregnated wadding. The aircraft accumulated 73 flying hours since this conversion.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Orlivka: 16 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1944 at 1515 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L4161

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Chisinau – Kiev – Moscow

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184 91 06

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En route from Chisinau to Kiev, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility due to thick fog. In such conditions, and apparently to establish a visual contact with the ground, the captain decided to reduce his altitude when the aircraft hit the slope of a ravine and crashed in a field 460 meters further on. The aircraft was destroyed and all 16 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Wrong decision on part of the crew to reduce his altitude in thick fog (flying below minima weather conditions). At the time of the accident, visibility was estimated less than 300 meters and the aircraft hit the ground at full power. Investigators considered that the total flying time of the captain during the last three months was insufficient. Finally, information transmitted to the crew regarding weather conditions were inadequate and did not reflect the truth.