Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

En route, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. The aircraft crash landed near Ukhta and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

While completing a steep turn at low height, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a field. There were no casualties.

Damaged beyond repair on takeoff from Leshukonskoye with the MTOW exceeded and the center of gravity being out of the envelope (too far aft). Crashed shortly after liftoff and came to rest into a ravine. All occupants survived while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

An engine failed during flight and the crew was cleared to divert to Simferopol Airport for an emergency landing. After touchdown, the airplane overran and came to rest. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew encountered below-minima weather conditions and elected to make an emergency landing near Chernivtsi when the aircraft crashed. There were no casualties.

After delivering various equipment for a local oil exploitation company, the crew was returning to Tyumen and departed Mys-Kamennyy Airport at 1911LT in snow showers reducing the visibility to 1,8 km. During initial climb, the crew was cleared to climb to 6,600 meters when four minutes later, the captain declared an emergency and stated that both left engines failed. He was cleared to fly back to Mys-Kamennyy Airport and started a return circuit. At a distance of 18 km from the airfield, he reported runway in sight and lowered the gear shortly later then reduced his altitude to 250 meters at a distance of eight km. At five km, he reported that the aircraft was losing altitude when he was instructed to turn right. Shortly later, at a speed of 220 km/h, the airplane crashed in an icy swamp located 2,2 km short of runway and 450 meters to the left of its extended centerline. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.

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.

While on a cargo flight from Perevoz to Bulbukhta with supplies for the mine Dalne-Taiginski, the crew encountered below-minima weather conditions (snowfall and poor visibility). As the pilot failed to return, the airplane entered clouds and crashed at a height of 1,400 metres into the rocky slope of a mountain (1,439 metres high) located 10 km SSW of Bulbukhta, caught fire and burnt out. Both pilots were injured while the sole passenger was killed. Rescue team reached the crash site a day later.

During a crop-spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) im. Kalinina in the Buka district of the Tashkent region (Uzbekistan), while flying at a height of 10 meters, the single engine airplane collided with a high-voltage power line located between the villages of Dzharkishlak and Kashka (near Almalyk). Out of control, it crashed in a cotton field 94 metres further on and nosed over. The captain was killed instantly while the copilot died while being transferred to the hospital. It was determined that the accident occured while the crew was spraying a field which has not to be sprayed.

The airplane departed Frunze Airport, Kirghizistan, at 2024LT bound to Leninabad, Tajikistan, carrying 18 passengers and a crew of three. Weather conditions were considered as good and the crew reached the assigned altitude of 5,700 meters. En route, the crew failed to realize the airplane deviated from the prescribed flight path to the west and informed ATC he passed over the cities of Namangan and Kokand. At 2121LT, ATC based at Leninabad cleared the crew to descent to 3,300 meters then 2,100 meters without knowing the exact position of the airplane. By night, at a speed of 500 km/h, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Airy Tash (2,300 meters high) located about 90 km northeast of Leninabad. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 21 occupants were killed. First accident involving a Yak-40.