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Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in the Azov Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1989
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
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Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bagerovo AFB - Bagerovo AFB
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Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
On a test flight from Bagerovo Airbase at night when a bird collided with the aircraft, smashing the cockpit windshield while the aircraft was flying at low height over the Sea of Azov. Pilot was disabled, aircraft descended and crashed into Kazantip Bay near cape Chagany. All 6 crew were killed.
Probable cause:
Bird strike.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Alisovo

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70496
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G144-07
YOM:
1973
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft collided with a bird that got stuck in the engine air intake, causing the engine to fail. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a pasture. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The accident occurred in Alisovo, Ukraine (a village called Alisovo is located in the Kursk oblast, Russia, but no Alisovo in Ukraine).
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight after a bird got stuck in the air intake.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-9 in Ukraine

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the three engine aircraft was shot down by Ukrainian soldiers and crashed in a field. Occupant fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Shot down.