Ust-Kamenogorsk | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The single engine airplane departed Ust-Kamenogorsk Airport on an ambulance flight to Aksuat. After takeoff, while in initial climb, the crew encountered engine problems. They elected to make an emergency in a snow covered field. The airplane came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. All five occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Semipalatinsk: 32 killed

Date & Time: Feb 28, 1973 at 1859 LT

Type of aircraft:

Yakovlev Yak-40

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-87602

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Semipalatinsk-Ust-Kamenogorsk

MSN:

9120118

YOM:

1971

Flight number:

SU167X

Location:

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Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

1798

Aircraft flight cycles:

1814

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from Semipalatinsk Airport, while climbing to a height of 100 meters, the airplane lots height then struck the ground in a relative flat attitude and crashed in a huge explosion in a snow covered field located 1,457 meters past the runway end. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 32 occupants were killed, among them 11 female members of the Kyzylorda Basketball Team accompanied by their coach and one judge.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. Eyewitnesses among them the air traffic controller working in the tower saw a huge flash in the sky prior to the accident. Various analysis did not find any trace of explosives.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Alekseyevka: 12 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1967 at 0935 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-05604

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Ust-Kamenogorsk - Alekseyevka

MSN:

1 51 473 03

YOM:

1955

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

11023

Circumstances:

On a flight from Ust-Kamenogorsk to Alekseyevka when encountered below-minima weather conditions (low clouds and rain), entered clouds and deviated from the prescribed flight path by 6 km. The decision to return was taken too late and the aircraft crashed at a height of 970 metres into the steep slope of Mt Aina-Sulak (1,121 metres high) located 21 km southwest of Alekseyevka. Both pilots and all 10 passengers were killed.

Probable cause:

The crew exercised poor judgment and took the wrong decision while continuing the flight into adverse weather conditions and below-minima visibility.