Russian Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii

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04 red

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Yes

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Petrel-Burevestnik (Iturup Island, Kuril Islands)

MSN:

8 34 60 05

YOM:

1968

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Sakhalin oblast

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After landing, the four engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest 200 metres further. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76MD at Privolzhskiy AFB

Date & Time: Jun 20, 2000 at 1750 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-76

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RA-76723

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Government

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Yes

Site:

Privolzhskiy AFB (Astrakhan)

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Makhatchkala – Privolzhskiy – Vozzhayevka – Khabarovsk

MSN:

00734 75245

YOM:

1987

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Astrakhan oblast

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221

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The aircraft departed Makhachkala on a flight to Khabarovsk with intermediate stops at Privolzhskiy AFB and Vozzhayevka AFB, carrying 221 passengers and a crew of seven on behalf of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Some 23 minutes after takeoff from Privolzhskiy AFB, while cruising at an altitude of 6,100 metres, the crew encountered technical problems with the fuel system and was cleared to return for an emergency landing. While descending to Privolzhskiy AFB, the flaps could not be lowered and a fire erupted in the left wing. After touchdown, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest 200 metres further, bursting into flames. All 232 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Probable cause:

An in-flight fire occurred in the area between the second and third flap tracks on the left wing, which led to a failure of the fuel lines, hydraulic systems and flap control systems. The most likely cause of the fire was a production flaw, causing electric wires to touch the hydraulic system pipeline, which led to a chafing of the insulation of the wires, their short circuit with subsequent piercing of the pipeline and ignition. The unsuitability of fire extinguishing means and the unpreparedness of the fire brigade of the Privolzhskiy AFB to extinguish fires on aircraft with a flight mass of more than 50 tons led to the destruction by fire of the aircraft on the ground.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12BP in Naryan-Mar: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1997 at 1657 LT

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RA-12105

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5 3 434 04

YOM:

1965

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Naryan-Mar

Nenets Autonomous Okrug

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A Mil Mi-8 registered RA-24247 just landed at Naryan-Mar Airport after completing a local flight with eight passengers and three crew members on board. Its crew was instructed to vacate via taxiway 4. Following an uneventful flight, the crew of the Antonov AN-12 was cleared to land on the same runway two minutes later. After touchdown, the aircraft collided with the helicopter. Both aircrafts were destroyed and while all nine people on board the Antonov were injured, among the 11 people on board the helicopter, eight were killed and three were injured. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced to 500 metres.

Probable cause:

The airport of Naryan-Mar is controlled by both civil and military services. The helicopter has been cleared to land by civil ATC and less than two minutes later, the aircraft was cleared by military ATC to land on the same runway. A lack of coordination between both ATC services was identified as the separation between both landings was insufficient. Nevertheless, it was also reported that the crew of the Antonov failed to follow ATC message after the controller in the tower instructed the crew to initiate a go-around procedure. The crew misinterpreted this order thinking ATC was referring to the lack of visibility and not to the presence of another aircraft on the runway.

Crash of an Antonov AN-124-100 in Irkutsk: 68 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1997 at 1442 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-124

Operator:

Registration:

08 black

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Irkutsk-2 (Northwest/Vostochny)

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City

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Irkutsk – Vladivostok – Cam Ranh Bay

MSN:

4516003

YOM:

1992

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Irkutsk oblast

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Aircraft flight hours:

1034

Aircraft flight cycles:

576

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The four engine aircraft departed Irkutsk-2 Airport on a cargo flight to Cam Ranh Bay, with an intermediate stop in Vladivostok, carrying 15 passengers, eight crew members and a load consisting of two Sukhoi SU-27UB fighters to be delivered to the Vietnam Air Force. Three seconds after takeoff from runway 14 at Irkutsk-2 Airport, at a height of 5 metres, the engine n°3 failed. Six seconds later, at a height of 22 metres, both left engines n°1 and 2 also failed. The aircraft pitched up and entered a high angle of attack, climbed to a maximum height of about 66 metres then rolled to the left and crashed onto several buildings located 1,600 metres from the runway end. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire as well as several buildings. All 23 occupants and 45 people on the ground were killed. Hundred other people on the ground were injured, some seriously.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the engine failure could not be determined with certainty. It is known that engines of this series had problems with gas-dynamic stability, especially at high angle of attack.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12RR in Andreapol: 17 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1996

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21 red

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Takeoff (climb)

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Saint-Petersburg – Andreapol – Krasnodar

MSN:

3 34 14 04

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1963

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The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from St Petersburg-Levashovo to Krasnodar with an intermediate stop in Andreapol, carrying 11 passengers, six crew members and a load of construction materials and the personal car of General Sergei Seleznyov who was building a private cottage in the region of Krasnodar. During initial climb, the aircraft became unstable and started to pitch up and down. When the crew retracted the flaps, the aircraft nosed down, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located some 8 km from the airport. All 17 occupants were killed, among them the General and his wife.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the aircraft weight was 1,5 ton above MTOW at the time of the accident. Also, it was reported that wings surfaces were contaminated with frost and snow, which was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76MD in Abakan: 23 killed

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1996 at 2354 LT

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-76

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Registration:

CCCP-78804

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Moscow – Abakan – Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

MSN:

00934 92778

YOM:

1989

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Abakan

Republic of Khakassia

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The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Moscow-Zhukovsky Airport to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with an intermediate stop in Abakan, carrying 13 passengers, 10 crew members and a load of 30 tons of various goods. Following a night takeoff, the aircraft climbed to a height of 200 metres then encountered difficulties to climb anymore. According to published procedures, the pilot-in-command was supposed to initiate a turn after a course of 4 km but he continued a straight-in route until the aircraft struck the slope of a snow covered mountain located 13,4 km from the runway end. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 23 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It appears that the manifest was not reflecting the truth as it was mentioned a total weight of 30 tons, an incorrect value. Because the total weight was substantially above the MTOW, the climb gradient was insufficient, resulting in a collision with a mountain that the crew was unable to locate due to the low visibility caused by night. It was also reported that the crew failed to follow the published departure procedures.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Bada: 47 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1994 at 0850 LT

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