Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-07207

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Rochegda – Bereznik – Arkhangelsk

MSN:

1G146-36

YOM:

1973

Flight number:

SU744

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Aircraft flight hours:

13463

Aircraft flight cycles:

13919

Circumstances:

En route to Arkhangelsk, weather conditions deteriorated and the crew decided to continue rather than to return to Bereznik. After being cleared to descend to an altitude of 150 meters, the aircraft entered an area of poor visibility when the crew lost his orientation. This caused the aircraft to deviate from the prescribed routing when, shortly later, it struck the cable of an antenna located in a military zone, about one km from Vozhdoroma. The aircraft lost height and crashed 250 meters further, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The decision of the crew to continue the flight under VFR mode in IMC conditions (below weather mimina conditions) at an unsafe altitude and the failure to return to the departure point.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Kurkachi

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1990

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-05703

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Flight Type:

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Site:

Landing (descent or approach)

MSN:

1G153-16

YOM:

1974

Location:

Kurkachi

Republic of Tatarstan

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

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While approaching Kurkachi Airport, the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with the mast of a high-voltage powerline and crashed. All 13 occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on approach after a newspaper had blocked the air intake.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A in Pervouralsk: 27 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1990 at 1256 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-134

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-65951

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Sverdlovsk – Tyumen – Ufa – Volgograd

MSN:

2 35 17 03

YOM:

1972

Flight number:

SU6246

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Aircraft flight hours:

30755

Aircraft flight cycles:

18102

Circumstances:

En route from Tyumen to Ufa, while cruising at an altitude of 10,600 meters, the fire warning light came on, indicating smoke in the rear cargo compartment. The presence of smoke on board was confirmed but the crew was unable to identify the source of fire. The crew was cleared to initiate an emergency descent and to divert to Pervouralsk Airport. On final approach, the situation deteriorated on board and as the captain realized he could not reach the airport, he attempted an emergency landing in a snow covered area. Upon landing, the aircraft bounced twice, struck an irrigation equipment, went out of control and crashed 3 km from the Pervouralsk Airport. Four crew members and 23 passengers were killed while all other occupants were rescued.

Probable cause:

A short-circuit occured in an electrical installation located in the rear compartment of the aircraft, due to the overheating of a cable with faulty isolation.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Tver

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1989

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Registration:

CCCP-70087

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MSN:

1G136-13

YOM:

1972

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Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties. The exact date of the accident remains unknown, somewhere in 1989.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P in Kedrovy

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1989

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-70269

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

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Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G139-28

YOM:

1972

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Crashed following an engine failure. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T In Taraz: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 1989 at 0713 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-44953

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

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Site:

Landing (descent or approach)

Schedule:

Taraz - Zhezkazgan

MSN:

1G25-26

YOM:

1962

Flight number:

SU587

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Aircraft flight hours:

19637

Aircraft flight cycles:

39499

Circumstances:

Four minutes after take off from Taraz Airport, the crew encountered freezing fog and severe icing conditions and decided to return to Taraz. Shortly later, the engine lost power and the aircraft rolled to the left to an angle of 20-25° then crashed on the embankment of a canal located some 7,5 km northwest of Taraz Airport. It eventually came to rest upside down in one meter deep water. A pilot was killed while all 11 other occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the engine lost power after the carburetor iced. The poor weather conditions including freezing fog and severe icing conditions have not been forecasted by the met office.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Sovetskiy: 32 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1989 at 1728 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-24

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-46335

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