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Luhansk oblast

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Izvaryne: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 2014 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
19 blue
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
97 10
YOM:
1980
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was flying over the Luhansk oblast at an altitude of some 6,500 metres when it was hit by a surface-to-air missile. All eight crew members were able to bail out. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located in Izvaryne, near the Russian border. Four crew were uninjured, two others were taken prisoners by pro-Russian separatists and two others were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76MD near Luhansk: 49 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 2014 at 0110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
76777
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Melitopol - Luhansk
MSN:
0083482490
YOM:
1988
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
40
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
49
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on its way to Luhansk Airport, carrying 40 paratroopers, a crew of 9 and few materials, furniture, goods and equipment. On final approach by night, pro-Russian rebels shot down the aircraft with an anti-aircraft weapon 'Igla' SAM. The four engine aircraft crashed in a huge explosion in a wheat field located near the village of Novohannivka, about 20 km southeast of Luhansk. All 49 occupants were killed and the aircraft was completely destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.
Crew:
Aleksander Belviy,
Major Mikael Diakov,
Captain Igor Skachkov,
Captain Sergei Telegin,
Senior Lieutenant Vladimir Burkavtsov,
Aleksander Kozolyy,
Senior Lieutenant Oleg Pavlenko,
Aleksander Kowalyk,
Victor Mentus.
Probable cause:
Shot down by rebels.

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

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1988
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-31498
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Voroshilovgrad - Voroshilovgrad
MSN:
1G199-07
YOM:
1983
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The captain allowed three passengers to board the aircraft despite the fact this was prohibited by the company. He asked the copilot to seat in the main cabin and the passengers took place in the cockpit. After takeoff, while flying at low height, he initiated a left turn when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. A pilot and a passenger were killed while three other occupants were injured.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26Sh near Luhansk

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
29 yellow
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Luhansk - Luhansk
MSN:
69 02
YOM:
1978
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a training mission in the region of Luhansk when both engines flamed out in flight. The crew completed an emergency landing in an open field located near the village of Novobyelaya. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

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

Date & Time: May 21, 1984
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07293
Flight Phase:
MSN:
1G148-54
YOM:
1973
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While completing a turn at low height, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a ravine. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2M near Voroshilovgrad

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02357
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7 014 45
YOM:
1967
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot initiated a local flight without permission and while flying at an insufficient altitude, the airplane crashed. The pilot was injured.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-124Sh in Voroshilovgrad

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1977
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
53 red
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3 35 01 05
YOM:
1963
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Voroshilovgrad Airport, the crew forgot to lower the undercarriage. The airplane landed on its belly, slid for few dozen meters and came to rest in flames, broken in two. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in 1977.
Probable cause:
Belly landing after the crew forgot to lower the undercarriage on approach.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Vorochilovgrad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1972 at 0815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-42621
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
1G40-22
YOM:
1963
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
9044
Aircraft flight cycles:
9242
Circumstances:
Parked at Voroshilovgrad Airport, the single engine aircraft was stolen by a pilot who decided to commit suicide due to marital problems. He took off alone and directed his aircraft into a 4-floor building where he was living (house # 10 in the 27th district of Voroshilovgrad). The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and the pilot was killed. The building was partially destroyed as well but no one was injured.
Probable cause:
Pilot suicide.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10 in Voroshilovgrad: 65 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1971 at 1259 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-11145
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kuybyshev - Voroshilovgrad - Odessa
MSN:
8 4 007 01
YOM:
1958
Flight number:
SU1969
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
57
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
65
Aircraft flight hours:
14337
Aircraft flight cycles:
9081
Circumstances:
On approach to Voroshilovgrad Airport, while descending from 1,200 to 600 meters, the airplane went out of control. It dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located 13 km from the runway threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and all 65 have been killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that a portion of 13 m2 detached from the upper surface of the right wing during the approach, causing the aircraft to be uncontrollable. Investigations were unable to determined the exact cause of this 'structural' failure as no technical problems or any structural issues with rivet was apparently found.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP near Slavyanoserbsk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A3166
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Rubizhnaya - Rostov-on-Don
MSN:
14419
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
1396
Circumstances:
En route from Rubizhnaya to Rostov, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and caught fire. Out of control, it descended to the ground and crashed near Slavyanoserbsk. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.