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Ground accident of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P in Izhevsk

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1989
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70313
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G140-17
YOM:
1972
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing at Izhevsk Airport, the single engine aircraft collided with a light pole. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Izhevsk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1984 at 1850 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-47310
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kuybyshev - Izhevsk
MSN:
5 73 104 01
YOM:
1975
Flight number:
SU923
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
49
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
17032
Aircraft flight cycles:
11166
Circumstances:
On final approach to Izhevsk Airport, the aircraft became unstable and the captain decided to make a go-around. Few minutes later, on a second attempt to land, the aircraft rolled left and right than banked right, causing the right wing to struck the ground. At a speed of 180 km/h, the aircraft cartwheeled and crashed in a field near the runway threshold. The copilot and three passengers were killed while all 49 other occupants were injured, some of them seriously.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the loss of control on final approach was the consequence of the failure of the elevator control system following a complete disconnection of the control wiring. This was the result of improper installation and negligences during the last maintenance overhaul conducted at factory #403 at Izhevsk.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Karakulino: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1976
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-13345
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moscow - Tyumen
MSN:
2 34 419 01
YOM:
1952
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
5444
Circumstances:
The crew encountered turbulences in flight and decided to continue at a relative low altitude of 290 metres. After four hours of flight, fuel reserves were low and the left engine started to misrunning. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing when, at a height of 45 metres, the aircraft struck five telephone steel cables with a diameter of 4,3 mm. The airplane stalled and crashed on the shore of the Kama River. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Izhevsk

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-35417
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1133 473 15
YOM:
1960
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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.
Probable cause:
The single engine aircraft stalled on final approach due to an insufficient speed caused by a pilot error.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Grakhovo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1958 at 1620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-84624
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stalino – Kharkov – Voronezh – Penza – Kazan – Izhevsk
MSN:
184 280 01
YOM:
1951
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
13175
Circumstances:
The crew departed Stalino on a cargo flight to Izhevsk with intermediate stops at Kharkov, Voronezh, Penza and Kazan, carrying a load of bottles of zinc nitrate for a total of 2,250 kilos. On the last leg from Kazan to Izhevsk, while in cruising altitude, the crew informed ATC that a fire erupted in the cabin and requested the permission to divert to the nearest airport. An emergency was declared and the captain decided to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing in a field when the airplane struck the ground, exploded and crashed. The aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact and all four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that some bottles of zinc nitrate broke in flight, causing the fluid to leak in the heating system and to ignite when the heating system was turn ON by the crew (the ignition point of zinc nitrate is 36° C). A fire erupted in the cabin, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. Upon touchdown, several bottles broke and exploded, causing a major explosion of the aircraft that was uncontrollable and crashed in flames. Investigations were able to determine that the Chemical Company in charge to ship the load from Stalino to Izhevsk failed to secure the bottles properly. Also, the operator (Aeroflot) has not been notified of the content of the shipping and thus, the crew was not aware of the nature of the load. Doing so, the Chemical Company violated all dangerous goods procedures.