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Crash of an Antonov AN-26Sh at Chuhuiv AFB: 26 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 2020 at 2050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
76 yellow
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Chuhuiv AFB - Chuhuiv AFB
MSN:
56 08
YOM:
1977
Location:
Chuhuiv AFB
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
26
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a local training flight at Chuhuiv AFB, carrying 7 crew members and 20 cadets. On approach to runway 16, the crew apparently encountered engine problems when the aircraft lost height and crashed 2 km short of runway threshold near motorway E40, bursting into flames. Two passengers were seriously injured while 25 other occupants were killed. Few hours later, one of the survivors died from his injuries.

Crash of a BAe 125-700A in Kharkiv: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 2, 2006 at 1116 LT
Type of aircraft:
BAe 125
Operator:
Registration:
P4-AOD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Moscow - Kharkiv
MSN:
257153
YOM:
1981
Location:
Kharkiv-Osnova
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport on a positioning flight to Kharkiv where some passengers should be picked up for a charter flight to Lyon. On final approach to Kharkiv-Osnova Airport runway 07, at a distance of 4,600 metres from runway threshold, the crew selected flaps down. The right flap deployed to an angle of 20° (as requested by the crew) while the left flap deployed to an angle of 6°. This asymmetry caused the aircraft to roll to the left then to enter an uncontrolled descent before it crashed on the shore of lake Komsomolsk. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and debris were found 140 metres further while the main wreckage sank in the lake, some 4,300 metres from the runway threshold and 750 metres to the left of its extended centerline. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
The crew lost control of the aircraft after they selected flaps down. Investigations showed that a technical failure occurred on the flap deployment synchronization system due to the failure of a drive pinion.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A-3 in Kharkiv

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1992
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-134
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-65810
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3 35 22 01
YOM:
1973
Location:
Kharkiv-Osnova
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
51
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
26173
Aircraft flight cycles:
18701
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the aircraft landed too far down the runway at Kharkiv-Osnova Airport. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, it overran and came to rest. All 58 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Velikiy Burluk

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1989
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07372
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G150-07
YOM:
1973
Location:
Velikiy Burluk
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 near Kharkiv: 9 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-69321
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dnipropetrovsk - Moscow
MSN:
19 017 08
YOM:
1961
Location:
Kharkiv
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Aircraft flight hours:
14251
Aircraft flight cycles:
5707
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 7,500 meters on a cargo flight from Dnipropetrovsk to Moscow-Domodedovo Airport, the crew declared an emergency after the engine n°1 caught fire. The crew was cleared to reduce his altitude and to divert to Kharkiv Airport. On descent, the engine n°1 and the left wing partially detached due to intense fire. Out of control, the airplane nosed down to an angle of 90°, overturned and crashed in an open field located 6,5 west of Rakitnoye, about 31 km south of Kharkiv Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The engine n°1 caught fire in flight after a fuel line ruptured for unknown reasons.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Kharkiv

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1983
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70520
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G144-56
YOM:
1973
Location:
Kharkiv
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in the region of Kharkiv after the crew got distracted in flight. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Antonov AN-8 near Kharkiv

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-8
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-69336
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
9340310
YOM:
1959
Location:
Kharkiv
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
6803
Aircraft flight cycles:
4971
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Kharkiv, the crew informed ATC that the left engine caught fire and was cleared to divert to the Sokolnikovo Airfield deserving Factory #135 near Kharkiv. On approach, the left engine exploded and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in a wasteland near the airport. The aircraft belly landed and slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest in flames. All seven occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
Fire and explosion of the left engine following the rupture of a fuel line after takeoff, which led the fuel to leak in the engine compartment and to catch fire while contacting high temperature elements.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Kharkiv: 19 killed

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1975 at 1938 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-46349
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Mineralnye Vody - Rostov-on-Don - Kharkiv - Gomel
MSN:
97305708
YOM:
1969
Flight number:
SU7950
Location:
Kharkiv
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
46
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Aircraft flight hours:
9445
Aircraft flight cycles:
8146
Circumstances:
The crew started the approach to Kharkiv Airport by night and a limited visibility. He was cleared to descend by ATC when, at a speed of 270 km/h, the airplane struck tree tops, stalled and crashed on the slope of a wooded hill located 12 km short of runway threshold. A crew member and 18 passengers were killed while 31 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the accident was the consequence of ATC error who transmitted to the crew a wrong barometric pressure of 757 mm instead of 737 mm, causing the aircraft to descend 220 meters too low. The crew was also blamed as he failed to react to the warning horn coupled to the ground proximity warning system that sounded for 23 second prior to impact.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10A in Rus'ka Lozova: 122 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1972 at 1153 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-10
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-11215
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Moscow - Kharkiv
MSN:
0 4 025 02
YOM:
1960
Flight number:
SU1491
Location:
Rus'ka Lozova
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
115
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
122
Aircraft flight hours:
15483
Aircraft flight cycles:
11105
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Vnukovo Airport at an altitude of 7,200 meters, the crew was cleared to approach Kharkiv-Osnova Airport and to descent to 1,500 meters. While approaching at a speed of 400-500 km/h with a rate of descent of 6 meters per second, the airplane lost its both wings, dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area located in Rus'ka Lozova, about 25 km north of Kharkiv-Osnova Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 122 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that a structural failure of the center section lower panel caused the failure of both wings due to fatigue cracks. The rate of descent and the presence of atmospheric turbulences were considered as contributing factors. Investigations revealed that this portion of the aircraft could not be inspected by technicians during a maintenance process due to a faulty conception of the aircraft, thus the fatigue fractures could not be detected in time. Following this tragedy, the Antonov AN-10 would not be operated anymore in passenger service.

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

Date & Time: May 28, 1968 at 0630 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-45209
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Slobodovka - Slobodovka
MSN:
1G40-38
YOM:
1964
Location:
Slobodovka
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total hours on type:
87.00
Aircraft flight hours:
3211
Aircraft flight cycles:
12438
Circumstances:
While completing a crop-spraying flight from the airstrip of the sovkhoz (state farm) "Udarna Pratsya" in the Shevchenkovo district of the Kharkov region, the inexperienced captain made a sharp turn to the left at low height when control was lost. The airplane crashed in a field located 2 km northwest of Slobodovka. Both pilots were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot-in-command was inexperienced on this type of aircraft with only 87 flying hours. The accident was the result of errors on part of the pilot-in-command. Poor flight preparation and an insufficient period of rest time were considered as contributing factors.
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