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While taxiing at Izhevsk Airport, the single engine aircraft collided with a light pole. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Izhevsk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1984 at 1850 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-47310

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Kuybyshev - Izhevsk

MSN:

5 73 104 01

YOM:

1975

Flight number:

SU923

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Aircraft flight hours:

17032

Aircraft flight cycles:

11166

Circumstances:

On final approach to Izhevsk Airport, the aircraft became unstable and the captain decided to make a go-around. Few minutes later, on a second attempt to land, the aircraft rolled left and right than banked right, causing the right wing to struck the ground. At a speed of 180 km/h, the aircraft cartwheeled and crashed in a field near the runway threshold. The copilot and three passengers were killed while all 49 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the loss of control on final approach was the consequence of the failure of the elevator control system following a complete disconnection of the control wiring. This was the result of improper installation and negligences during the last maintenance overhaul conducted at factory #403 at Izhevsk.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Izhevsk

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1970

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-35417

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

1133 473 15

YOM:

1960

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Circumstances:

On final approach to Izhevsk Airport, the aircraft stalled and crashed in an open field. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The single engine aircraft stalled on final approach due to an insufficient speed caused by a pilot error.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Grakhovo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1958 at 1620 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-84624

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Stalino – Kharkov – Voronezh – Penza – Kazan – Izhevsk

MSN:

184 280 01

YOM:

1951

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Aircraft flight hours:

13175

Circumstances:

The crew departed Stalino on a cargo flight to Izhevsk with intermediate stops at Kharkov, Voronezh, Penza and Kazan, carrying a load of bottles of zinc nitrate for a total of 2,250 kilos. On the last leg from Kazan to Izhevsk, while in cruising altitude, the crew informed ATC that a fire erupted in the cabin and requested the permission to divert to the nearest airport. An emergency was declared and the captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing in a field when the airplane struck the ground, exploded and crashed. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and all four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that some bottles of zinc nitrate broke in flight, causing the fluid to leak in the heating system and to ignite when the heating system was turn ON by the crew (the ignition point of zinc nitrate is 36° C). A fire erupted in the cabin, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. Upon touchdown, several bottles broke and exploded, causing a major explosion of the aircraft that was uncontrollable and crashed in flames. Investigations were able to determine that the Chemical Company in charge to ship the load from Stalino to Izhevsk failed to secure the bottles properly. Also, the operator (Aeroflot) has not been notified of the content of the shipping and thus, the crew was not aware of the nature of the load. Doing so, the Chemical Company violated all dangerous goods procedures.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Sverdlovsk: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1956 at 0430 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L4872

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Moscow – Gorky – Izhevsk – Sverdlovsk – Omsk

MSN:

184 355 07

YOM:

Flight number:

SU039

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Aircraft flight hours:

8331

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Izhevsk Airport at 0220LT bound for Sverdlovsk and continued at an assigned altitude of 2,400 meters. On final approach to Koltsovo Airport, at a height of 250 meters, the right engine failed. The airplane lost height, struck trees and crashed. Both pilots were killed while all three other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right engine because it was connected to a empty fuel tank. Poor flight supervision on part of the flying crew and failure of the crew to switch the fuel selector on a suitable tank in due time.