Ryazan oblast | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed Dyagilevo AFB (Ryazan) on a night flight apparently to Belgorod, carrying nine crew members. After takeoff, the engine n°4 caught fire. The crew elected to return for an emergency landing but the aircraft went out of control and crashed about one km from the airbase, bursting into flames. Four crew members were seriously injured and five others were killed. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

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

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1989

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-33463

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

1G228-13

YOM:

1988

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On final approach, the single engine aircraft entered foggy conditions, struck the ground and crashed. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Pitelino: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1974 at 0143 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-35029

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Pitelino - Pitelino

MSN:

1G109-35

YOM:

1969

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Aircraft flight hours:

1865

Aircraft flight cycles:

8681

Circumstances:

The crew departed Pitelino at 0124LT for a night training flight when the trim tab of the left aileron deflected fully upward for unknown reasons while the aircraft was flying at a height of some 500-600 metres. The single engine aircraft banked steeply to the left, entered a downward spiral and crashed in a rye field 200 metres from Temirevo, 4.5 km northeast of Pitelino Airfield. All 3 crew (1 instructor and 2 trainee pilots) were killed.

Probable cause:

Aileron failure.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Malakhovo: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1971 at 0400 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-32076

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Tuma - Tuma

MSN:

1G92-32

YOM:

1968

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Aircraft flight hours:

2628

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On an unauthorized pleasure flight before sunrise during crop-spraying operations for the sovkhoz (state farm) at Tuma (Spas-Klepiki district of the Ryazan region), the intoxicated crew (the alcohol content of the captain's blood was 3.3 ‰) performed unauthorized manoeuvre at low height and lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a wooded area located 3 km southeast of Malakhovo. The aircraft caught fire and burnt out. Both pilots and the sole passenger were killed.

Probable cause:

Intoxicated crew.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2SKh in Natalinka: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1970 at 1739 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-15935

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Natalinka - Natalinka

MSN:

1149 473 05

YOM:

1960

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Aircraft flight hours:

6700

Aircraft flight cycles:

12160

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On a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) 'Nekrasovo' in the Mikhailov district of the Ryazan region, the pilot-in-command initiated a steep left turn at a height of some 20-30 metres in order to avoid collision with a high-voltage powerline. The aircraft lost height, crashed in a field 340 metres from Natalinka, came to rest upside down and caught fire. Both pilots were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control while performing a sharp turn at an altitude below 50 meters.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 in Pisarevka: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Lisunov LI-2

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Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Pisarevka, killing all six crew members.
Crew:
Cpt Alexander Artyugin +5.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 near Poplevino: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov P-5

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-I172

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Myachkovo – Diaghilevo – Riazhsk – Michurinsk – Tambov – Buturlinovka – Ilovlinskaya – Leninsk – Kotelnikovo

MSN:

9227

YOM:

1934

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Aircraft flight hours:

2633

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The airplane departed Myachkovo Airport on a cargo flight to Kotelnikovo, carrying one passengers, two crew members and a load consisting of an engine and various instruments for a total weight of 273 kilos. On the leg from Ryazan (Diaghilevo) and Riazhsk, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thick fog. In limited visibility, the pilot reduced his altitude when the airplane impacted the ground and crashed near the village of Poplevino. All three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Lack of discipline on part of the pilot who violated the Flight Service Manual and failed to follow the squadron commander's orders. Having encountered fog on the Ryazan - Riazhsk route, the pilot failed to return to Myachkovo or Diaghilevo, as did four other pilots who had taken off at the same time on a similar routing, and continued the flight into the fog at low altitude, resulting in a collision with the ground. An indirect cause of the accident was an incorrect weather forecast (lack of fog data) due to the slow transmission of a storm warning from Riazhsk to Moscow and Myachkovo, received only at 1010LT, with a delay of 2 hours and 25 minutes after the fog formed and 1 hour 30 minutes after takeoff, due to a transmission delay by the communications (telegraph) service, despite a special instruction on the priority transmission of storm warning telegrams.

Crash of a Polikarpov PR-5 near Troekurovo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov PR-5

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-L2571

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

178

YOM:

1938

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Aircraft flight hours:

2545

Circumstances:

The single engine airplane departed a position behind the enemy lines to return to base. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with a cloud layer at 600 metres. For unknown reasons, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed 4 km from the village of Troekurovo. Both crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident could not be determined.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5L near Ryazan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov P-5

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Moscow - Ryazan - Saratov - Kamichyne - Jitkur

MSN:

9078

YOM:

1934

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The airplane departed Moscow on a special flight to Zhitkur (130 km east northeast of Stalingrad) with intermediate stops in Ryazan, Saratov and Kamichyne. On board were two crew members and one passenger who was in charge of a precious load owned by the Soviet Government. Approaching Ryazan, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with fog and icing. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a snow covered area located near the Dyagilevo Station. The wreckage was found on 4 January 1943. The airplane was destroyed and all three occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was about 50 metres in fog.

Probable cause:

The accident was caused by:
- A sudden deterioration of the weather conditions, which was not predicted by weather forecast (fog, visibility reduced to 50 metres and icing).
- The airplane got iced, which reduced its aerodynamic properties, causing it to stall and crash.
- The pilot failed to return to Moscow when the weather conditions worsened. The instruction to return in case of bad weather was recorded in his weather form.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5L in Ryazan

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov P-5

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Ryazan - Ryazan

MSN:

7938

YOM:

1934

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The crew was performing a local training flight at Ryazan Airport. While flying in clouds, the pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed near the airfield. Both crew members were injured.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of poo piloting techniques and a distraction from navigation instruments during a short flight in clouds. Loss of situational awareness and probable spatial disorientation.

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