Tajikistan | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed Khorugh on a flight to Stalinabad with one passenger and one pilot on board. Weather conditions were considered as good. About an hours into the flight, after entering a valley, the pilot lost his bearings and was unable to locate his position. After dark, the pilot saw the lights of the city of Doshtak and elected to land when the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain. The pilot was killed and the passenger was uninjured.

Probable cause:

The pilot got lost after an hour of flight as he failed to use his charts properly. A poor crew training was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 in Khorugh: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1936

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov P-5

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L1571

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Stalinabad - Khorugh

MSN:

8555

YOM:

1934

Location:

Khorugh

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province

Country:

Tajikistan

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

682

Aircraft flight cycles:

708

Circumstances:

Following a wrong approach configuration, the pilot missed the runway and landed beside the runway in 40 cm of snow. After a course of 50 metres, the airplane overturned and came to rest upside down. The pilot was ejected from the cockpit and killed. Both passengers were injured.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration on part of the pilot.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 near Faizobod: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1935 at 1130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers F.13

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L19

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Stalinabad - Garm

MSN:

2036

YOM:

1930

Location:

Faizobod

Districts of Republican Subordination

Country:

Tajikistan

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

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Total fatalities:

Aircraft flight hours:

2329

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Stalinabad Airport on a cargo flight to Garm, carrying one pilot and a load consisting of bottles of alcohol. After departure, the pilot encountered difficulties to gain sufficient height and while approaching mountainous terrain, he entered clouds. While in a valley, he attempted to make a 180 turn when the airplane impacted ground and crashed some 12-15 km southwest of Faizobod. The pilot was killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot failed to gain sufficient altitude while climbing in clouds over mountainous terrain.
The following contributing factors were identified:
- The pilot failed to comply with the minimum safe altitude fixed at 2,500 metres for the area,
- Upon takeoff, the total weight of the aircraft was 41 kg above MTOW, which affected the aircraft's performances,
- Poor flight supervision.

Crash of a Putilov Stal-2 near Ak-Su: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1934 at 1400 LT

Type of aircraft:

Putilov Stal-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L1125

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

MSN:

125

YOM:

1934

Location:

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Region:

Crew on board:

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Circumstances:

The single engine airplane departed Stalinabad with three passengers and two crew members on board. The crew did not receive any weather bulletin prior to departure. After takeoff, the airplane entered clouds. While cruising at an altitude of about 1,000 metres, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near the village of Ak-Su. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control following the destruction of individual parts of the aircraft due to overload.