Tula oblast | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While cruising at an altitude of 6,100 meters on a flight from Moscow-Vnukovo Airport to Sochi-Adler Airport, the generator on engine number three failed. Debris punctured a hydraulic line and the fluid caught fire while in contact with high temperature elements of the engine. As the fire extinguishing system failed to work properly, the crew decided to shut down all three other engines and completed a gear up landing in a field. The airplane slid for several yards and came to rest. All 97 occupants were evacuated safely.

Probable cause:

Failure of the generator on engine number 3 for unknown reason. This caused the rupture of a hydraulic line and the fluid caught fire while contacting engine elements. The reason of the dysfunction of the fire extinguishing system remains unknown.

Crash of an Antonov AN-8 at Tula AFB

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1959

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-8

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Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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9340205

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1959

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while approaching Tula AFB. There were no casualties but the aircraft with no registration was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an airplane in Tula: 34 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1952

Type of aircraft:

Unknown

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Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Tula - Berlin

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On landing at Tula Airport, an Aeroflot's airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with the Soviet Air Force aircraft that was holding for takeoff to Berlin. Both aircraft exploded and all 70 occupants on both aircraft were killed, 36 on board Aeroflot and 34 on board the Soviet Air Force airplane, among them 30 Army cadets. The exact circumstances of this ground collision remains unclear.

Crash of an airplane in Tula: 36 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1952

Type of aircraft:

Unknown

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Odessa – Toula – Moscow

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On landing at Tula Airport, the Aeroflot's airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a Soviet Air Force aircraft that was holding for takeoff to Berlin. Both aircraft exploded and all 70 occupants on both aircraft were killed, 36 on board Aeroflot and 34 on board the Soviet Air Force airplane, among them 30 Army cadets. The exact circumstances of this ground collision remains unclear.

Crash of a Siebel Si-204D in Beryozovo

Date & Time: May 6, 1947

Type of aircraft:

Siebel Si-204

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Registration:

CCCP-N414

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

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Zakharkovo – Kramatorsk

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322017

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While cruising at an altitude of 1,300 meters en route to Kramatorsk, Ukraine, the left engine failed. Shortly later, the right engine overheated and lost power. In such situation, the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed onto a hillside. All five occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the failure of the left engine was caused by the failure of the intake valve, resulting to the rupture of the second cylinder. The ignition system also failed, which contributed to the engine failure.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 near Tchern: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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CCCP-A1149

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Ambulance

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Tchern - Yelets

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14322

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1939

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While on an ambulance flight from Tchern to Yelets, carrying two wounded soldiers and one pilot, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed. All three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Tchern: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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CCCP-P673

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Flight

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Military

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Tchern, killing both occupants.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 near Tchern: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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CCCP-A978

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12161

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1938

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The airplane was carrying two wounded soldiers and one pilot to the hospital of Tchern. Approaching the area of destination, it was shot down by two German fighters and crashed. Both passengers were killed and the pilot was seriously injured.

Probable cause:

Shot down by two German fighters.