Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

The crew was involved in a cargo flight from Chardzhou to Mary, carrying 40 bottles of sulfuric acid for a total of 1,200 kg. 18 minutes after takeoff, while cruising at an altitude of 900 meters, smoke spread in the cabin and a fire erupted. The copilot elected to extinguish the fire but without success. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane struck a small dune and crashed in flames near Karaul-Kuyu, south of Chardzhou. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire and both pilots were seriously injured (burned). Two days later, the copilot died from his injuries.

Shortly after takeoff from Gorki-Strigino Airport, while climbing to a height of 140-150 meters, the left engine failed. The crew was unable to feather the propeller and the captain elected to make an emergency landing when he was forced to make a sharp turn to the left to avoid obstacles (building and factory's chimney) when the airplane banked left, causing the left wing tip to struck the ground. The airplane crashed in flames in a field located in Bolchoye Doskino, some 7 km southwest of the airport. A passenger was slightly injured while all 20 other occupants were killed.

The crew was engaged in a crop spraying flight at the Duksha sovkhoz (252 acres) located about 72 km north from Magadan. Five to six minutes after takeoff, while flying to the spraying area at an altitude of 10-20 meters, the pilot-in-command made a turn to the right on approach to a forest. The right wing struck tree tops and the airplane stalled and crashed in flames 60 km from Magadan, near the Khasyn River. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.

The crew was performing a flight from Alma-Ata to Arasan and return with intermediate stops at Taldykorgan and Kapal. Few minutes after takeoff from Taldykorgan Airport, weather conditions worsened and the crew failed to return to the airport as instructed by ATC. In low visibility, he reduced his altitude to 1,100 meters when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Eskiulmes (1,504 meters high) located 30 km northeast of Taldykorgan. Both pilots were slightly injured while three passengers were seriously wounded. Three other passengers were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

The crew departed Palyavam at 0744LT on a ferry flight to Pevek. en route, he encountered poor weather conditions and failed to return to Palyavam. The aircraft deviated from the prescribed route along the Palyavam River by 12 km to the north when, in snow falls, it struck the slope of Mt Karpung. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Severely damaged on a training flight when the left flap did not extend on landing. Not repaired.

The aircraft departed Ust-Bolsheretsk Airfield at 1520LT bound for Kikhshik, carrying five passengers, a crew of two, 117 kilos of mail, 176 kilos of various goods, among them 58 bottles of alcool and 300 kilos of luggage. After takeoff, the crew was instructed to return to Ust-Bolsheretsk in case they encounter snow en route. Few minutes into the flight, weather conditions deteriorated with snow falls and clouds down to 300 meters when the captain decided to continue the flight to Kikhshik at an insufficient altitude of 100 meters (minimum safe altitude fixed at 250 meters on this route). Approaching Kikhshik Airfield, the pilot-in-command attempted to land and made a steep turn to the right when control was lost. The airplane struck the ground 570 meters on the left of the airfield, bounced and came to rest 70 meters farther. All seven occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. Two days later, one of the passenger died from his injuries. The captain was seriously injured.

The crew departed Aralsk Airport at 0952LT on an ice reconnaissance mission over the Aral Sea. While cruising at an altitude of 800 meters, the aircraft went into clouds and the pilot decided to reduce his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the sea surface. The airplane descended to an altitude of 400 meters when it flew again in fog. The crew reduced again his altitude, causing the aircraft to struck the ground. The aircraft bounced and crashed 226 meters farther. A crew member and two passengers were killed while seven other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

The aircraft departed Pevek around 1015LT on a cargo flight to Palyavam, carrying one passenger, two pilots and a load of explosive ammonite. The crew of an other AN-2 approaching Palyavam informed ATC it was impossible to land due to poor weather conditions and decided to return to Pevek. ATC tried to contact CCCP-47645 but without success. As the airplane was declared missing, SAR operations were conducted. Five days later, on February 26, the wreckage was found at an altitude of 450 meters on the slope of Mt Karpung (906 meters high) located about 140 km southeast of Pevek, 20 km south of the initial route. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

The crew (10 pilots under supervision and four instructors) were involved in a local training flight at Ulyanovsk-Baratayevka Airport. After takeoff, while climbing by night at an altitude of 150 meters, the crew raised the undercarriage when the engine number four failed. The crew tried to feather the propeller that went into auto-rotation. Due to high drag, the airplane banked right, lost height and crashed in a huge explosion 1,090 meters past the runway end. A crew member was seriously injured while 13 other occupants were killed. The airplane was completely destroyed.