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Crash of a Tupolev TU-16K-11 in Shalamcheh: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1987
Type of aircraft:
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Registration:
5018
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Survivors:
Yes
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Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
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Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While cruising over Iran at an altitude of 40,000 feet, the heavy bomber was shot down by a 'Hawk' missile, dove into the ground and crashed near Shalamcheh. A crew member survived while five others were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Iranian missile.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-16K near Zavitinsk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1981 at 1521 LT
Type of aircraft:
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Registration:
CCCP-07514
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Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Zavitinsk - Zavitinsk
MSN:
6203106
YOM:
1974
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Crew on board:
6
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Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Two Tupolev TU-16K of the Soviet Air Force departed Zavitinsk Air Base on a weather reconnaissance mission. Registered CCCP-07034 and CCCP-07514, both military airplanes were carrying a crew of six. While cruising at an altitude of 5,220 meters in good weather conditions, the TU-16 registered CCCP-07514 collided with an Aeroflot Antonov AN-24. Registered CCCP-46653, the AN-24 was completing flight SU811 from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Blagoveshchensk with an intermediate stop in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, carrying 27 passengers and five crew members. It departed Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport at 1456LT for the second leg of the trip and was cleared to climb to 5'200 meters. Both aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an uninhabited area located about 70 km east of Zavitinsk. Both aircraft were totally destroyed. All six crew members of the TU-16 were killed as well as 31 occupants on board the AN-24. Three days after the accident, a man aged 20 who was seating in the AN-24 was found slightly injured in the taiga.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the collision was the consequence of a poor organization and management of flights in the area of the Zavitinsk and the non-compliance of the published procedures. The collision was made possible by a lack of interaction, coordination and communication between the civilian and military air controllers.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-16 in Ilam: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1980
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
6
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Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Ilam Province, Iran. All six occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The assumption that the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire was not ruled out.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-16 on Hopen Island: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1978
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Registration:
65
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
7
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Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances on Hopen Island, Svalbard archipelago, while completing a patrol flight over the Barents Sea. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-16K into the White Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1976
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Survivors:
Yes
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Crew on board:
6
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Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While returning to his base by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions, lost his orientation and was unable to locate the destination airport. In such conditions, all six crew members were instructed to bail out and to abandon the aircraft that crashed into the White Sea. Few debris were found but only one crew member survived. All five other occupants were never found.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-16R into the North Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1968
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Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Severomorsk - Severomorsk
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Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The strategic bomber departed Severomorsk Airbase on a survey flight over west Europe. While cruising over the North Sea, the crew made two first passes over the USS Essex then a third pass was completed at a very low height. The the pilot-in-command decided to leave the area when control was lost. The airplane crashed into the sea in a huge explosion, killing all six crew members. Debris were found about 240 km west of the Norwegian coast.
Crew:
Cpt Andrey Pliyev +5.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-16 in Afula: 17 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1967
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Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Habbaniyah - Habbaniyah
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Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
On a mission against the Israeli air base of Ramat David when missed the target, bombed the town of Netanya instead (hitting the main street and injuring a number of civilians). Was shot down by 40 mm Bofors L/70 anti-aircraft guns of the Israeli Unit 881 while at low altitude and crashed into a military storage complex hidden within a pine forest located west of Afula. All 6 crew, among them Captain Hussein Mohammad Husseini, and 11 or 14 Israeli reservists on the ground were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Israel antiaircraft battery.