Aeroflot accidents and incidents

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Following is a list of accidents and incidents Aeroflot experienced all through its history.

1930s–50s

Date Location Aircraft Tail number Airline division Aircraft damage Fatalities Description Refs
6 August 1938 RomaniaBistrița Douglas DC-2-152 CCCP-M25 Unknown W/O Unknown Crashed after a passenger lit a cigarette in the toilet, where avgas fumes had accumulated. There were no survivors, but the passenger count was unknown. [1]
25 April 1941 Soviet UnionMoscow Douglas DC-3-196A URSS-C Unknown W/O 0/3 Crashed on takeoff in a snowstorm. [2]
18 December 1941 Soviet UnionKhodynka Field Lockheed Model 14-H Super Electra CCCP-Л3453 Moscow W/O 2/3 Stalled and crashed while making a left turn at a height of 90–100 m (300–330 ft) following engine failure during a test flight. [3]
17 November 1942 Soviet UnionKrasnoyarsk Li-2 CCCP-Л3965 Unknown W/O 20/20 Lost control after takeoff due to overloading, wing icing and fuselage icing. The aircraft was operating a non-scheduled Krasnoyarsk-Kirensk passenger service. [4]
14 December 1942 Soviet UnionTashkent ANT-20bis CCCP-Л760 Uzbekistan W/O 36/36 Crashed after a passenger took the controls and disengaged the autopilot. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Chardzhou-Tashkent passenger service. [5]
24 October 1943 Soviet UnionAsha Junkers Ju 52/3m CCCP-Л37 Unknown W/O Unknown Crashed and burned out. [6]
20 July 1944 Unknown Ju 52/3m CCCP-Л40 West Siberia W/O Unknown Unknown [7]
22 January 1945 Soviet UnionShelkovskaya Douglas C-47 CCCP-Л963 Azerbaijan W/O 5/5 While en route to Grozny, visibility was poor. The crew descended to a low altitude and followed a rail line. In the Gudermes District the aircraft flew into thick fog. The crew followed the wrong rail line to Chervlennaya. The crew then decided to fly to Grozny directly, over the Terek Ridge. The aircraft was unable to gain sufficient altitude and struck a mountain slope. The aircraft was operating a Baku-Makhachkala-Grozny-Simferopol service. [8]
4 March 1945 Soviet UnionMulden Douglas C-47A CCCP-Л915 Unknown W/O 5/5 The aircraft was being ferried from Wordmitt to Insterburg when it crashed and was destroyed by fire, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Mulden, after one of the wings contacted trees while it was flying too low. [9]
15 March 1945 Unknown Ju 52/3m Unknown Turkmenistan W/O Unknown Force-landed after engine failure. [10]
1946 Soviet UnionTaldi-Kurgan Ju 52/3m CCCP-Л26/28 West Siberia W/O 4/4 The aircraft was being ferried from Alma-Ata (now Almaty) to Novosibirsk when it crashed into mountains during a thunderstorm after being re-engined. [11]
14 January 1946 Soviet UnionNetrubezh Li-2 CCCP-Л4150 Ukraine W/O 22/22 While en route between Kharkov and Moscow, the aircraft encountered icing conditions at a height of 400–600 m (1,300–2,000 ft). The resultant buffeting of the tailplane caused a portion of the left stabilizer to separate 77 minutes into the flight. The aircraft lost control and entered a spin, but while the pilot was trying to recover, the aircraft broke apart at a height of 150–200 m (490–660 ft). The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Kharkov-Moscow passenger service. [12]
31 January 1946 Soviet UnionSolntsevo C-47A CCCP-Л854 Moscow W/O 3/5 The aircraft was being ferried from Bykovo Airport to Vnukovo Airport when the left engine failed 15 minutes into the flight. The propeller could not be feathered and the crew decided to make an emergency landing at Sukovo Airfield (now the Solntsevo District in Moscow), but performed a go-around as the landing gear was not locked in time after being lowered. During climbout for the go-around, the right engine overheated and also failed. The aircraft entered a spin and crashed in a forest. [13]
22 March 1946 Soviet UnionChukotka National District Li-2 Unknown Yakut W/O Unknown Struck a mountainside while flying low between mountain ranges. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Anadyr-Uelkal passenger service. [14]
April 1946 Soviet UnionKazan Ju 52/3m CCCP-Л27 Moscow W/O 0 Force-landed in wooded area due to engine fire. [15]
2 April 1946 Soviet UnionMount Guram C-47 CCCP-Л924 Unknown W/O 7/7 Struck a mountain after the crew took a shortcut while en route to Rostov. The wreckage was found on 20 July 1947 some 93 km (58 mi) to the right of the planned route. The aircraft was operating a Tbilisi-Rostov passenger service. [16]
5 November 1946 Soviet UnionMoscow C-47 CCCP-Л946 Unknown W/O 13/26 The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Riga-Moscow passenger service. After being in a holding pattern for two hours, the crew started the approach. The crew decided to go-around some 300 m (980 ft) past a landing sign. The aircraft was flying low and engine power was sharply increased. The aircraft went into a steep climb, lost speed and crashed 600 m (2,000 ft) from the landing sign. [17]
5 November 1946 Soviet UnionMoscow Li-2 CCCP-Л4181 Turkmenistan W/O 5/5 The aircraft was being ferried from Voronezh Airport to Vnukovo Airport, when it crashed in the outskirts of Moscow due to fuel exhaustion while in a holding pattern. [18]
5 November 1946 Soviet UnionMoscow Li-2 CCCP-Л4207 Lithuania W/O 1/26 Crashed due to fuel exhaustion after repeated approach attempts while in a holding pattern. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Vilnius-Moscow passenger service. [19]
9 November 1946 Soviet UnionUfa Li-2 CCCP-Л4145 Privolzhsk W/O 6/7 Ninety-five minutes after takeoff, the left engine was shut down due to low oil pressure. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing at Ufa. When the aircraft descended through clouds, the pilot realized that the aircraft was off course, and attempted to land at the airport. The pilot increased power to the right engine, and it overheated. The aircraft started to lose altitude, and the pilot turned towards the Belaya River. The aircraft struck trees on the river bank, crashed in a forest, and burned out. The aircraft was operating a Kuibyshev-Sverdlovsk passenger service. [20]
4 December 1946 IranMeshed Li-2 Unknown Unknown W/O 24 Crashed. [21]
5 March 1947 Soviet UnionCaucasus Mountains C-47 CCCP-Л952 Georgia W/O 23/23 Radio contact with the flight was lost 63 minutes after takeoff. The wreckage was found on 20 June 1947 in the Caucasus Mountains. The flight was running late and the pilot straightened the route through the mountains. The aircraft encountered icing conditions and struck a mountain. The aircraft was operating a Tbilisi-Moscow passenger service as Flight 34. [22]
13 April 1947 Soviet UnionVolochanka C-47 CCCP-Л1204 Krasnoyarsk W/O 9/37 Force-landed in tundra due to engine failure. All survived the landing, but nine died while searching for help. [23]
16 May 1947 Soviet UnionKhabarovsk C-47 CCCP-Л1048 Far East W/O 22/22 While on approach in bad weather, the aircraft struck a tower of broadcast station and crashed. [24]
21 June 1947 Soviet UnionKarkinyts'ka Gulf Li-2 CCCP-Л4138 Ukraine W/O 8/29 Ditched in the Black Sea following a loss of engine power. [25]
1 July 1947 Soviet UnionMoscow Il-12 CCCP-Л1317 Moscow W/O Unknown Lost speed and crashed after an engine failure on takeoff. [26]
18 December 1947 Soviet UnionKrasnoyarsk Il-12P CCCP-Л1343 Moscow W/O 7/25 Fifteen minutes after takeoff, the left engine was shut down due to low oil pressure. The crew returned to the airport, but on the first attempt to land the approach speed was too high and the landing gear was lowered too late. The pilot performed a go-around. On the second attempt the aircraft stalled at a height of 40–50 m (130–160 ft) and crashed. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger service as Flight 6. [27]
30 December 1947 Soviet UnionChrysostom Li-2 CCCP-Л4214 Moscow W/O 6/6 Struck a mountain in the Taganai range of the Ural Mountains at 1,145 m (3,757 ft). The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Chelyabinsk-Kazan-Moscow service. [28]
21 April 1948 Soviet UnionChita C-47 CCCP-Л1215 East Siberia W/O 3/3 Crashed after striking an obstacle while attempting a forced landing due to engine problems. [29]
23 April 1948 Soviet UnionKhabarovsk Airport Li-2 CCCP-Л4437 Far East W/O 1/16 Swerved on takeoff. The wing hit a telegraph pole during the runway excursion. Due to operate a Khabarovsk–Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk passenger service. [30][31]
24 April 1948 Soviet UnionMamakchana Li-2 CCCP-Л4460 East Siberia W/O 28/29 The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Kirensk-Bodaybo passenger service. The crew, who was drunk, deviated from the flight path in poor visibility and followed the Vitim River at a height of just 100 m (330 ft). The aircraft lost height in a snowstorm and crashed onto the ice of the river. [32]
22 May 1948 Soviet UnionMagadan C-47 CCCP-Л1073 Far East W/O 8/9 The aircraft was completing a Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky-Magadan passenger service. The weather conditions at Magadan were deteriorating, and the crew decided to divert to Seymchan. One of the ATC personnel at Magadan Airport was drunk, and despite actions of other controllers to take the microphone from him, he managed to get the microphone and allowed the aircraft to descend to 300 m (980 ft). Communication with the flight was lost, and the aircraft crashed into the slope of the Marchekanskoy hill near Magadan 70 m (230 ft) from the top. [33]
31 July 1948 Soviet UnionTurukansk Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina CCCP-Л789 Krasnoyarsk W/O 3 After an uneventful flight, the crew received permission to land, but the crew did not receive some information on water conditions. After an approach in gusty winds and high waves, the aircraft bounced twice and got to a height of 5–6 m (16–20 ft) before losing speed and nosing down into the water. The bow collapsed and broke off. The aircraft sank at a 50-60 degree angle; three passengers (of 15) drowned. The aircraft was operating the second leg of a domestic scheduled Krasnoyarsk-Podkamennaya Tunguska River-Turukansk-Valek passenger service. [34]
1 September 1948 Soviet UnionNovosibirsk Il-12 CCCP-Л1465 Moscow W/O 1 Crashed shortly after takeoff from Severny Airport, when the flight engineer reduced engine power without regarding airspeed readings, causing the aircraft to descend until it impacted terrain. The left wing separated on impact and the aircraft turned 180 degrees before coming to rest. A propeller blade broke off and penetrated the fuselage, killing one passenger. The aircraft was due to operate the second leg of a domestic scheduled Khabarovsk-Novosibirsk-Omsk-Moscow passenger service. [35]
4 September 1948 Soviet UnionBykovo Airport Li-2 CCCP-Л4498 Moscow W/O 6/24 Immediately after takeoff the pilot ordered the landing lights turned off and the landing gear raised. The pilot became lost in the darkness and the left propeller touched the ground. The aircraft continued to fly until the left wing struck a power pole and a fence. The aircraft finally crashed in a garden and caught fire. Crew fatigue was blamed. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Moscow-Kharkov-Simferopol passenger service. [36]
12 October 1948 Soviet UnionYevlakh Il-12 CCCP-Л1450 Uzbekistan W/O 10/10 The aircraft disappeared amid inclement weather while attempting to return to Baku owing to navigation difficulties due to poor radio reception while operating the second leg of a Tashkent-Baku-Tbilisi-Sochi domestic passenger service. The wreckage was never found. [37]
12 October 1948 Soviet UnionKirensk Li-2 CCCP-Л4658 East Siberia W/O 4/4 Crashed in a forest after the crew attempted a forced landing after both engines flamed out due to contaminated fuel. [38]
25 October 1948 Soviet UnionSamurskaya Li-2 CCCP-Л4500 Georgia W/O 18/18 The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Karachayevsk-Sukhumi-Tbilisi service. The crew, who was drunk, carried out the incorrect procedure climb and set course over mountains. The crew attempted to find a route to follow the coast line but this failed. The aircraft flew into the side of a mountain at 1,610 m (5,280 ft). The wreckage was located several months later, in August 1949. [39]
18 November 1948 Soviet UnionLeninabad Li-2 CCCP-Л4275 Tajikistan W/O 4/5 Between Jizak and Leninabad (now Khujand) the aircraft encountered bad weather. While flying in cloud the aircraft was blown off course by strong winds and struck a mountain in the Mogol-Tau ridge at 700 m (2,300 ft). The aircraft was operating a Stalinabad (now Dushanbe)-Leninabad-Lyubertsy cargo service. [40]
22 November 1948 Soviet UnionKolyma River Li-2 CCCP-Л4463 Yakut W/O 23/26 On approach to Srednekolymsk, the aircraft crash-landed on the frozen waters of the Kolyma River and sank. It was completing a Zyryanka-Srednekolymsk domestic scheduled passenger service. [41]
23 December 1948 Soviet UnionMoscow Il-12P CCCP-Л1731 Uzbekistan W/O 12/12 Both aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision. The Il-12 was on a ferry flight from Khodynka Aerodrome to Tashkent when it collided with a TS-62 being ferried from Vnukovo Airport to Bykovo Airport. The Il-12 lost both engines in the collision, while the TS-62 had its tail sheared off. [42][43]
TS-62 CCCP-Л861 Moscow W/O
30 December 1948 Soviet Unionnear Minsk TS-62 CCCP-Л1017 Moscow W/O 3/4 The aircraft was being ferried from Minsk to Moscow when it crashed in a field shortly after takeoff in a right bank. The aircraft was involved in a landing accident at Minsk on 4 December 1948 when the right side landing gear collapsed. Some repairs were made so that the aircraft could be flown to a repair facility in Moscow. [44]
9 January 1949 Soviet UnionKazan Li-2 CCCP-Л4261 Ural W/O 3/4 Crashed after takeoff due to a loss of engine power caused by carburetor icing. The aircraft was operating a Sverdlovsk-Kazan-Moscow cargo service. [45]
19 January 1949 Soviet UnionStalino Il-12P CCCP-Л1381 Moscow W/O 10 Crashed after takeoff following engine problems. At 70–90 m (230–300 ft), the left engine began to lose power. The aircraft then started to turn to the right, and went into a dive. The crew pulled out of the dive, but the left wing struck a power pole. The aircraft then veered left and struck a house, killing both residents inside and all on board the aircraft except the co-pilot. The aircraft was operating a Stalino-Kiev-Moscow passenger service. [46]
29 January 1949 Soviet UnionNizhnaya Pesha Airport Li-2T CCCP-Л4491 Northern W/O 3/4 Crashed on takeoff in crosswinds. The aircraft became airborne at low speed and pitched up. The cargo shifted rearward, causing a higher angle of attack. The aircraft stalled at 15–20 m (49–66 ft) and crashed. [47]
3 February 1949 Unknown Ju 52/3m CCCP-Л54 East Siberia W/O 0/2 Crashed into a mountain slope after flying through snow. [48]
12 March 1949 Soviet UnionMount Bel-Auty Li-2 CCCP-Л4335 Tajikstan W/O 11/11 The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Leninabad-Stalinabad passenger service. The crew decided to cut the route short and fly through the Sangardak Gorge. Mistaking the Chakchar Range for the Kushtang Range, the crew began a descent. The aircraft struck the slope of Mount Bel-Auty at 2,600 m (8,500 ft), fell down a cliff, and came to rest at 2,270 m (7,450 ft). [49]
29 April 1949 Soviet UnionOff Kirensk Li-2 CCCP-Л4464 Yakut W/O 14/24 Went some 100 kilometres (62 mi) off course while flying the Yakutsk–Kirensk route. Having failed to establish the aircraft position, the crew decided to descend. The airplane began a descent having no visual contact with the ground, and struck a 1,300-metre-high (4,300 ft) mountain, 117 km (73 mi) east of Kirensk. [50]
13 May 1949 Soviet UnionNovosibirsk Il-12P CCCP-Л1791 Moscow W/O 25/25 Lost control and struck an embankment after flying into a thunderstorm. After entering the storm, the aircraft encountered turbulence and was struck by lightning, incapacitating the pilots. The aircraft began a right turn with a loss of altitude. The aircraft came out of the cloud into rain and hail, and continued to lose altitude until it struck the ground. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Omsk-Novosibirsk-Krasnoyarsk passenger service as Flight 17. [51][52]
21 July 1949 Soviet UnionMarga Il-12P CCCP-Л1714 Moscow W/O 13/14 En route to Irkutsk the left engine lost oil and caught fire. The fire was extinguished in an emergency descent, but the aircraft was unable to continue on the remaining engine. While approaching a field to make a forced landing, the left wing struck a tree on a hill and then the aircraft crashed in a forest and was destroyed by fire. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Moscow-Krasnoyarsk-Irkutsk-Khabarovsk passenger service. [53]
1 August 1949 Soviet UnionNaberezhniye Chelny Li-2 CCCP-Л4354 Northern W/O 2/8 While en route to Kazan, the left engine failed due to fuel exhaustion as the fuel tank selector was not switched in time. The propellers could not be feathered and the aircraft lost height and speed until it struck tree tops and crashed in a forest. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Yanaul-Kazan passenger service. [54]
25 August 1949 Soviet UnionKabansky District Il-12P CCCP-Л1844 International W/O 14/14 The aircraft descended to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) from 2,400 m (7,900 ft) while flying over the Kabanya River valley en route to Chita. The aircraft struck trees on a mountain slope, broke apart and crashed upside down at 1,400 m (4,600 ft). The aircraft was operating the second leg of a domestic scheduled Alma Ata-Krasnoyarsk-Chita passenger service. [55]
20 September 1949 Soviet UnionSavasleyka Il-12 CCCP-Л1462 Kazakhstan W/O 3/4 During the flight the left engine lost oil and failed. The crew decided to make a forced landing at Gorki but due to the loss of oil pressure the propeller could not be feathered. A rapid loss of altitude resulted and the aircraft hit trees on a hill, crashed and broke apart. The aircraft was operating the first leg of a Moscow-Sverdlovsk-Karaganda cargo service. [56]
30 December 1949 Soviet UnionSverdlovsk Li-2 CCCP-Л4704 Moscow W/O 3/6 Shortly after takeoff from Sverdlovsk the cockpit windows frosted over. The crew became distracted and lost spatial orientation as they continued to fly under VFR. The aircraft lost altitude, banked right and crashed on the banks of the Iset' River. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Sverdlovsk-Omsk-Vladivostok cargo service as Flight 1. [57][58]
17 April 1950 Soviet UnionVitim TS-62 CCCP-Л862 East Siberia W/O 10/16 Five minutes into the flight, the left engine began to run rough, and later caught fire. The fire spread into the fuselage through the heating system. At 2,000 m (6,600 ft) the burning engine fell off, but the aircraft continued to lose altitude. At 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft), the crew were able to pull out of the dive and make a forced landing 29 km (18 mi) southwest of Vitim. Two minutes after landing, a fuel tank exploded and the aircraft burned out. The aircraft was operating an Irkutsk-Olekminsk-Kirensk-Yakutsk passenger service as Flight 543. [59]
30 July 1950 Soviet UnionKaraganda Il-12P CCCP-Л1803 Kazakhstan W/O 25/25 Crashed on approach to Karaganda Airport. The aircraft had departed the same airport for a domestic scheduled passenger service when the crew decided to fly it back due to the failure of the port engine. [60]
11 August 1950 Soviet UnionSverdlovsk Il-12P CCCP-Л1706 Moscow W/O 2/27 Struck a tree and crashed while on approach to Sverdlovsk in fog while flying too low. The aircraft was operating a Khabarovsk-Omsk-Sverdlovsk-Moscow passenger service as Flight 8. [61]
9 November 1950 Soviet UnionTurukhansk TS-62 CCCP-Л1098 Krasnoyarsk W/O 2/12 While en route to Dudinka, the crew flew into poor weather. Unable to locate Dudinka, the crew decided to return to Turukhansk. On the way back ice formed on the wings. When the landing gear was lowered, the aircraft lost speed and altitude. The aircraft then stalled and crashed in open woodland 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of Turukhansk Airport. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Krasnoyarsk-Turukhansk-Dudinka passenger service. [62]
9 January 1951 Soviet UnionBlack Sea off Tuapse Il-12P CCCP-Л1811 Moscow W/O 8/8 The aircraft was completing a domestic scheduled Moscow-Krasnodar-Sochi passenger service. While descending over the Black Sea for Sochi, the aircraft was struck by lightning at 900 m (3,000 ft). The left rear fuel tank exploded, starting a fire. The crew lost control and the aircraft crashed in the Black Sea. [63]
9 January 1951 Soviet UnionKazan Li-2 CCCP-Л4359 West Siberia W/O 6/6 While descending to Kazan, the aircraft encountered icing conditions and clouds. The cockpit windows iced over. While on approach the right wing struck the top of a radio tower at 130 m (430 ft), breaking off a portion of the wing. The aircraft continued to fly for 220–250 m (720–820 ft) until it crashed in a field. [64]
25 March 1951 Soviet UnionIskra Li-2 CCCP-Л4790 East Siberia W/O 12/13 Shortly after takeoff from Irkutsk at night the aircraft encountered low clouds, poor weather, heavy turbulence and icing conditions. The aircraft was flying low and drifted off course. The crew accidentally feathered the number two propeller, causing a loss of altitude. The aircraft descended until it struck trees and lost control, stalling and crashing upside down on a slope of a wooded hill. The sole survivor, although seriously injured, was found ten days later. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Irkutsk-Chita-Yakutsk passenger service as Flight 451. Investigation revealed that the captain was drunk and the co-pilot was licensed to fly the Po-2, not the Li-2. [65][66]
29 March 1951 Soviet UnionMoscow Il-12P CCCP-Л1313 Moscow W/O 3/8 After repairs at the ARB-400 facility at Vnukovo Airport, the aircraft departed to perform a test flight, despite poor visibility. The crew lost spatial orientation due to a malfunctioning compass. ATC advised the crew to make a belly landing, but the crew insisted on landing at Vnukovo. The crew located the airport, still in poor visibility, and began an approach, but performed a go-around after the aircraft was too far to the left of the runway. The aircraft was then diverted to an airport northwest of Moscow, but the crew was unable to locate it and returned to Vnukovo, where the aircraft made another approach, during which the right propeller struck the top of a radio tower. The aircraft entered a descending right turn, struck trees and crashed. [67]
8 April 1951 Soviet UnionMama Li-2T CCCP-Л4467 Moscow W/O 8/8 Unknown [68]
21 April 1951 Unknown An-2 CCCP-A2597 Krasnoyarsk W/O 4/4 Disappeared while operating a Kyzyl-Abakan cargo service. The aircraft took off from Kyzyl despite bad weather on the flight path. [69][70]
12 August 1951 Soviet UnionVilyuysk Li-2 CCCP-Л4314 Yakut W/O 2/16 The aircraft was operating a Yakutsk-Vilyuysk-Nyurba service. Just after takeoff the left propeller feathered. The crew increased right engine power and prepared to go-around. While making a turn to go-around, the right engine overheated. The crew reduced engine power and began circling. The crew then attempted another go-around, but the right engine failed, causing a loss of speed and altitude. While making a left turn, the aircraft began to bank to the left and hit the ground, destroying the cockpit and splitting the fuselage in two. The left wing also separated. [71][72]
1 October 1951 Soviet UnionKrasnoyarsk Territory Li-2 CCCP-Л4775 Moscow W/O 6/15 Unknown [73]
11 October 1951 Soviet UnionBogdanovich Li-2 CCCP-Л4416 Ural W/O 1/10 Crashed in a swampy area 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Koltsovo Airport due to crew disorientation and resulting fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was operating a Sochi-Kazan-Sverdlovsk passenger service as Flight 521. [74]
17 November 1951 Soviet UnionNovosibirsk Il-12P CCCP-Л1775 Ural W/O 23/23 Crashed shortly after takeoff due to wing icing. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Novosibirsk-Omsk-Moscow passenger service. [75][76]
27 December 1951 Soviet UnionNamtsev Li-2 CCCP-Л4228 Yakut W/O 20/20 The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Yakutsk–Vilyuysk passenger service when it force-landed 90 kilometres (56 mi) out of Yakutsk due to a double engine failure caused by fuel exhaustion. The aircraft collided with trees and was destroyed by fire. [77]
9 January 1952 Soviet UnionStalingrad Li-2 CCCP-Л4315 Azerbaijan W/O 3/4 Unknown [78]
5 April 1952 Soviet UnionMagdagachi Il-12 CCCP-Л1308 East Siberia W/O 6/6 Unknown [79]
3 May 1952 Soviet UnionKhandyga Li-2 CCCP-Л4602 Yakut W/O 4/4 The aircraft was operating a Yakutsk-Khandyga-Allaikha cargo service. The aircraft encountered bad weather and deviated from the route due to strong winds. It entered clouds and struck a mountain at 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in the Verkhoyanski mountain range. [80]
19 July 1952 Soviet UnionSpilve Airport Li-2 CCCP-Л4197 Latvia W/O 4/4 Unknown [81]
28 September 1952 Soviet UnionBelogorsk Li-2 CCCP-Л4673 Far East W/O 7/7 The aircraft disappeared while being ferried from Khabarovsk to Tashkent for repairs, with stops at Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk. The aircraft was accidentally discovered in 1967 on a mountain 158 km (98 mi) from Kemerovo. While on the Krasnoyarsk-Novosibirsk leg the aircraft encountered severe icing conditions and turbulence. The crew decided to make a forced landing but the aircraft struck trees and crashed. [82]
5 October 1952 Soviet UnionSkvoritsy Il-12 CCCP-Л1328 Northern W/O 31/31 Both aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision near Skvoritsy. The Il-12 was operating a domestic scheduled Minsk-1 AirportShosseynaya Airport passenger service as Flight 376 with 24 occupants on board, and had initiated the descent to the destination airport. The TS-62 had departed the same airport bound for Minsk as Flight 381, with three passengers and a crew of four aboard. All occupants on both aircraft perished in the accident. [83][84]
TS-62 CCCP-Л1055 Northern W/O
4 December 1952 Soviet UnionYeniseisk Li-2T CCCP-Л4661 Krasnoyarsk W/O 3/19 While climbing through 1,800 m (5,900 ft), the crew decided to return to the airport due to a problem with the left propeller. The propeller could not be feathered and the aircraft lost altitude. The engine was shut down, but the propeller continued to windmill in the airstream. The aircraft continued to lose altitude until it struck trees and crashed, breaking the fuselage in three. Investigation concluded that the left propeller had oversped due to improper maintenance. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Dudinka-Yeniseisk-Krasnoyarsk passenger service as Flight 688. [85][86]
23 January 1953 Soviet Unionnear Kazan Airport Il-12 CCCP-Л1435 West Siberia W/O 11/11 Both aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision. The Il-12 was operating a Kazan-Moscow-Novosibirsk cargo service as Flight 22 and had just taken off from Kazan when it collided with the Li-2, which was on approach to Kazan from Moscow. The Li-2 lost its left engine in the collision, while the Il-12's tail was sheared off. [87][88]
Li-2 CCCP-Л4582 Northern W/O
30 April 1953 Soviet Unionnear Kazan Airport Il-12P CCCP-Л1777 Moscow W/O 1/23 Unknown [89]
27 May 1953 Soviet UnionKemerovo Region Li-2T CCCP-A4031 East Siberia W/O 27/27 Mid-air collision. [90][91]
Li-2 CCCP-Л4534 East Siberia W/O
14 June 1953 Soviet UnionZugdidi Il-12P CCCP-Л1375 Georgia W/O 18/18 While en route to Tbilisi, the aircraft entered a thunderstorm and was struck by lightning. This caused an uncontrolled dive. The crew attempted a recovery manoeuver at 300 m (980 ft) but this placed excessive load on the aircraft, causing the outer wing sections to separate. The aircraft crashed nose-down on a wooded hillside and was destroyed by fire. The aircraft was operating a domestic Moscow-Rostov on Don-Tbilisi scheduled passenger service as Flight 229. [92]
6 July 1953 Soviet UnionRushan Li-2 CCCP-Л4027 Tajikistan W/O 7/7 Crashed in a mountain pass after encountering a downdraft while flying too low. The crew deviated from the flight route when the mountain pass the aircraft was to fly through became shrouded in cloud. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Khorog-Stalinabad passenger service as Flight 878. [93]
14 October 1953 Soviet UnionIrkutsk Il-12 CCCP-Л1727 East Siberia W/O 4/28 Unknown [94]
21 October 1953 Soviet UnionMineralnye Vody Li-2 CCCP-Л4890 West Siberia W/O 1/8 Eighty-seven minutes after takeoff from Stalingrad at 2,100 m (6,900 ft) the aircraft flew into snow. The crew were unable to set up the direction finder for their destination due to radio interference. Without ATC permission the crew decided to return to Stalingrad and climbed to 3,000 m (9,800 ft). Once above the clouds the crew set up the direction finder and turned back around and descended to 2,700 m (8,900 ft), despite being allowed to only operate 600 meters lower. Later the aircraft encountered icing and light snow and the radio compass began to malfunction. The crew unilaterally descended to 1,500 m (4,900 ft). The crew then descended to 300 m (980 ft) without ATC permission. The aircraft descended even lower, later striking stone structures and crashing in a field. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Sverdlovsk-Stalingrad-Mineralye Vody passenger service as Flight 525. [95][96]
27 October 1953 Soviet UnionMagadan Il-12P CCCP-Л1765 Far East W/O 22/27 Crashed two minutes after takeoff from Magadan Airport. The wings had not been de-iced before takeoff, and the overloaded aircraft lost speed on climbout, banking to the left and then to the right, eventually crashing 6 km (3.7 mi) from the airport. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Magadan-Okhotsk-Khabarovsk passenger service as Flight 783. [97]
31 October 1953 Soviet Unionnear Kharkov Airport Li-2 CCCP-Л4732 North Casasus W/O 15/16 Unknown [98]
4 November 1953 Soviet Unionnear Magdagachi Airport Il-12 CCCP-Л1367 Yakut W/O 5/5 Unknown [99]
27 January 1954 Soviet UnionTsaghkashen Li-2 CCCP-Л4105 Armenia W/O 6/6 Unknown [100]
26 August 1954 Soviet UnionYuzhno-Sakhalinsk Li-2 CCCP-Л4679 Far East W/O 26/27 Unknown [101]
27 September 1954 Soviet UnionNovosibirsk Il-12P CCCP-Л1365 West Siberia W/O 29/29 Struck trees and crashed while attempting to land in poor visibility after the crew deviated from the flight route. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk–Novosibirsk–Moscow passenger service as Flight 10. This crash is the deadliest involving the Il-12. [102][103]
28 October 1954 Soviet UnionKrasnoyarsk Krai Il-12P CCCP-Л1789 Moscow W/O 20/20 Flew into the side of a mountain. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Irkutsk-Krasnoyarsk-Moscow passenger service as Flight 136. [104][105]
5 December 1954 Soviet UnionAlma-Ata Il-12 CCCP-Л1320 Kazakhstan W/O 1/19 Crashed shortly after takeoff following an engine fire. At 100–120 m (330–390 ft) the left engine caught fire. The propeller was feathered, putting out the fire. The aircraft was losing altitude and the crew increased the power to the right engine, but the aircraft continued to lose speed and altitude. The crew decided to land at a military air field but came in too low. After striking some trees and two power poles, the aircraft belly-landed and slid before striking a brick shed and concrete debris. The fire was traced back to poor maintenance. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Alma-Ata-Karaganda-Moscow passenger service as Flight 98. [106][107]
29 December 1954 Soviet UnionMoscow Unknown Unknown Unknown W/O 45 Crashed. [108]
31 December 1954 Soviet UnionIrkutsk Il-14 Unknown Unknown W/O 17/17 The aircraft, probably an Ilyushin Il-14, crashed on takeoff while operating a Beijing-Cyprus passenger service. [109]
13 January 1955 Soviet UnionMoscow Region Li-2 CCCP-Л5000 Moscow W/O 5/5 Just after takeoff from Bykovo Airport the right engine failed. The crew increased power to the left engine, but the aircraft entered a right bank and began to lose altitude. The aircraft struck trees and crashed into a house. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod)-Sverdlovsk cargo service as Flight 31. [110][111]
23 January 1955 Soviet UnionLipovec Li-2 CCCP-Л4510 Ukraine W/O 3/13 Crashed after an in-flight fire. Twenty-three minutes after takeoff the passengers smelled a burning odor and noticed a dark stain on a window. When a crew member ran into the cabin, fire broke out and began to consume the top of the cabin. The crew began a descent. Two crew and a passenger attempted to extinguish the fire, but failed. The passengers moved to the cargo hold except the passenger and a crew member who were overcome by the smoke and later died in the fire. At 400–500 m (1,300–1,600 ft) the landing gear was raised. The aircraft force-landed in flames in a field, slid for 1,000–1,200 m (3,300–3,900 ft) before coming to rest on the bank of a frozen river and was destroyed by fire. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Kiev-Nikolaev-Simferpol passenger service as Flight 613. [112][113]
8 May 1955 Soviet UnionDnepropetrovsk Li-2 CCCP-Л4098 Ukraine W/O 4/4 Broke-up in mid air and crashed after encountering turbulence. The aircraft was operating a Kiev-Dnepropetrovsk-Zaporozhye cargo service as Flight 599. [114][115]
6 August 1955 Soviet UnionVoronezh Il-14P CCCP-Л5057 Magadan W/O 25/25 The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled StalingradMoscow passenger service as Flight 214. It crashed near Voronezh Airport after it diverted from its planned route path following an engine fire that was unnoticed by the crew. The fire caused the engine to fall off at 800 m (2,600 ft) and later the wing separated from the fuselage, causing the aircraft to enter an uncontrollable descent. [116]
15 September 1955 Soviet UnionKansky District Il-12P CCCP-Л1359 West Siberia W/O 7/7 ATC failed to inform the crew of a thunderstorm that had formed on the flight route. The aircraft entered the storm and encountered severe turbulence and this placed heavy loads on the wings, causing the aircraft to break up. The aircraft then crashed upside down in a field. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Moscow-Krasnoyarsk-Irkutsk-Khabarovsk passenger service as Flight 5. [117]
28 September 1955 Soviet UnionOzerevo Li-2 CCCP-Л4712 Northern W/O 7/19 Unknown [118]
9 December 1955 Soviet UnionTordoki Yani Li-2 CCCP-Л4993 Far East W/O 21/21 Unknown [119]
9 December 1955 Soviet UnionTyumen Region Li-2 CCCP-Л4339 Kazakhstan W/O 7/9 Unknown [120]
21 December 1955 Soviet UnionBalkhash Lake Li-2 CCCP-Л4981 Kazakhstan W/O 6/6 Unknown [121]
22 April 1956 Soviet UnionOff Sukhumi Il-14P CCCP-Л1718 Moscow W/O 6/6 The aircraft was operating a Sukhumi-Kutaisi cargo service as Flight 227. Shortly after take-off from Sukhumi Airport the aircraft climbed to just 60 metres (200 ft) and began descending until it struck the surface of the Black Sea. [122]
26 April 1956 East GermanyEast Berlin Unknown Unknown Unknown W/O 3/6 Crashed after it struck a church tower in fog while on approach to Schönefeld Airport. The aircraft, probably an Ilyushin Il-12, was operating a Warsaw-East Berlin service. [123]
20 July 1956 Soviet UnionBatagay An-2 CCCP-Л5554 East Siberia W/O 4/6 Unknown [124]
20 August 1956 Soviet UnionGizhiga An-2 CCCP-Л3488 Magadan W/O 3/4 Crashed into terrain while flying in clouds, 23 kilometres (14 mi) out of Gizhiga, and was destroyed by fire. The aircraft had completed an aerogeophysical survey flight. [125]
16 September 1956 Soviet UnionSyuldyukar An-2 CCCP-A2582 East Siberia W/O 1/3 Unknown [126]
2 November 1956 Soviet UnionSverdlovsk Li-2 CCCP-Л4872 West Siberia W/O 2/5 Unknown [127]
9 December 1956 Soviet UnionAnadyr Li-2 CCCP-Л5033 Far East W/O 12/12 Unknown [128]
29 March 1957 Soviet UnionUlyanovsk Li-2 CCCP-Л4967 Privolzhsk W/O 4/4 Unknown [129]
5 May 1957 Soviet UnionTanyurer An-2 CCCP-Л3807 Magadan W/O 0/8 Crashed after the pilot lost control in a steep turn shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was operating an aerogeophysical survey flight. [130]
3 July 1957 Soviet Unionnear Stavropol Li-2 CCCP-Л4825 Turkmenistan W/O 8/15 Unknown [131]
7 August 1957 Soviet UnionMagdagachi Airport Il-12 CCCP-Л1828 Far East W/O 1/17 Unknown [132]
15 August 1957 DenmarkCopenhagen Il-14P CCCP-Л1874 Moscow W/O 23/23 Crashed into the Copenhagen harbour after striking the chimney of a power plant while on approach to Kastrup Airport. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Riga-Copenhagen international service as Flight 103. [133]
17 August 1957 Soviet UnionKiev Il-14M CCCP-Л2071 Ukraine W/O 15 Mid-air collision. [134][135]
Il-14D CCCP-Л1360 Ukraine W/O
30 August 1957 Soviet UnionSlovita Il-14D CCCP-Л1440 Ukraine W/O 7/7 Unknown [136]
30 September 1957 Soviet UnionAksha Il-12P CCCP-Л1389 East Siberia W/O 27/28 After takeoff from Irkutsk, the crew deviated from the flight route. The crew became disorientated and were unable to find their destination. The aircraft ran low on fuel in the crew's attempts to find Chita. Low on fuel, the crew decided to make a forced landing near a settlement, but on the fourth attempt to land the aircraft struck trees at 900 m (3,000 ft) on a hillside 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Aksha and crashed upside down on the other side of the hill. The aircraft was operating the second leg of a domestic scheduled Moscow-Irkutsk-Chita-Khabarovsk service as Flight 11. [137]
27 October 1957 North Pole drifting ice station SP-7 Il-12P CCCP-H442 Polar W/O 1/6 Struck ice hummocks 3 km (1.9 mi) short of the runway and crashed after flying too low on approach in bad weather. Although all six crew survived the crash, one died five days later. The remaining crew were rescued 21 hours later by a Mil Mi-4 helicopter. [138]
2 December 1957 FinlandHelsinki Il-14M CCCP-Л1657 Moscow W/O 0/21 Overshot the runway on landing, ran over an embankment, and came to rest on a road. [139]
18 December 1957 Soviet UnionJewish Autonomous Region Il-12P CCCP-Л1309 East Siberia W/O 27/27 Disappeared while operating the first leg of a domestic scheduled Khabarovsk-Magdagachi-Moscow passenger service as Flight 10. The wreckage was found in June 1958 on the slope of Mount Poktoy, 30 km (19 mi) west of Birobidzhan. While parked at Khabarovsk Airport and during taxiing for takeoff, the rudder was damaged by strong winds. The rudder failed 26 minutes into the flight, causing a loss of control. [140]
May 1958 Unknown An-2 CCCP-H542 Unknown W/O Unknown Destroyed by a hurricane. [141]
9 June 1958 Soviet UnionMagadan Il-12 CCCP-Л1364 Far East W/O 24/24 Struck a wooded hillside in bad weather. The aircraft descended to 600 m (2,000 ft) and changed course towards mountainous terrain. The aircraft descended again and entered clouds. The aircraft began to strike tree tops and crashed into a hillside at 430 m (1,410 ft). The aircraftwas operating a domestic scheduled Khabarovsk-Okhotsk-Magadan passenger service as Flight 105. [142][143]
27 June 1958 Soviet UnionByelaya Loch An-2 CCCP-Л5643 Magadan W/O 2/6 The aircraft struck a hill, stalled, and crashed out of Seymchan during a survey flight. [144]
2 July 1958 Soviet UnionInta An-2 CCCP-Л3803 Komi W/O 4/4 Flew into the side of a mountain at 600 m (2,000 ft) in adverse weather while operating a Pelengachi-Kazhim (Khanty-Mansisk autonomous district) service. [145]
15 August 1958 Soviet UnionChita Tu-104A CCCP-Л5442 Moscow W/O 64/64 While en route a domestic scheduled Khabarovsk-Irkutsk passenger service as Flight 4, the aircraft ascended to 12,000 metres (39,000 ft) from 10,800 metres (35,400 ft) after entering a turbulent upstream, stalled, spun down, and crashed near Chita. [146][147]
5 September 1958 Soviet UnionJõhvi Avia 14P CCCP-Л2048 Estonia W/O 1/17 A passenger attempted to hijack the aircraft 30 minutes after takeoff. The hijacker handed a note to a stewardess, who then handed it to the pilot. The pilot locked himself in the cockpit and got a firearm. The hijacker then attempted to break down the door to the cockpit. The crew reported the attack and prepared to make an emergency landing. In response to the attempts to open the door, the pilot opened fire. The pilot handed the gun to the mechanic who also fired shots. The flight engineer fired off the final shots. Unbeknownst to the crew, lit cigarettes had started a fire. The aircraft landed in flames at the airport; all on board were able to escape the aircraft except the hijacker who died when the aircraft burned out. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Leningrad-Tallinn passenger service as Flight 365. [148]
7 September 1958 Soviet UnionAktobe Region Il-14P CCCP-Л1692 Kyrgyzstan W/O 27/27 Crashed in a field in bad weather. While en route the aircraft flew into a thunderstorm and was struck by lightning, incapacitating the pilots. The lightning strike also damaged the control cables for the left aileron. Control was lost and the aircraft entered a left turn followed by a high-speed dive. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Frunze (now Bishkek)-Aktyubinsk-Moscow passenger service as Flight 164. [149]
19 September 1958 Soviet UnionLazo Il-12P CCCP-Л3904 Magadan W/O 28/28 While en route to Khabarovsk the crew got lost at night in poor weather. The controller failed to determine the position of the aircraft. The aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed into a wooded slope at 850 m (2,790 ft). The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Magadan-Okhotsk-Khabarovsk passenger service. [150][151]
10 October 1958 Soviet UnionSmyshlyaevka Li-2 CCCP-84733 Privolzhsk W/O 4/5 Crashed during a training flight due to possible fuel exhaustion. [152][153]
16 October 1958 Soviet UnionOff Sukpai Li-2 CCCP-65708 MAG SPiVS W/O Unknown Unknown [154]
17 October 1958 Soviet UnionKanash Tu-104A CCCP-42362 Moscow W/O 80/80 The aircraft was operating a non-scheduled Beijing-Omsk-Moscow passenger service. The crew was unable to land at Moscow due to fog and diverted to Sverdlovsk. The aircraft entered a powerful upstream at 10,000 metres (33,000 ft) and ascended to 12,000 metres (39,000 ft), stalled and entered a vertical dive. The crew was able to correct the angle of descent a bit at 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), but it was too late. The aircraft crashed 27 km (17 mi) west of Kanash. [155]
2 November 1958 Soviet UnionGrakhovo Li-2 CCCP-84624 Ukraine W/O 4/4 Crashed following an in-flight fire. The aircraft was operating a Stalino-Penza-Izhevsk cargo service. The cargo consisted of zinc nitrate contained in glass bottles packed in baskets with wood chips. During the flight some of the bottles broke. With the heating system on, the zinc nitrate reacted with the packing material inside the cargo hold, starting a fire. The fire spread to the rear of the aircraft. After landing, the zinc nitrate decomposed into nitric oxide and oxygen and ignited gasoline vapor, causing an explosion. The four crew members were blown back some 180 m (590 ft); none of them survived. [156][157]
7 November 1958 Soviet UnionCrimean Oblast Avia 14P CCCP-52024 Azerbaijan W/O 12/12 While en route between Sochi and Simferopol the crew encountered poor visibility and radio interference. While on approach to Simferopol the aircraft entered clouds. Unknown to the crew, the aircraft had deviated south from the flight route by 25 km (16 mi). The aircraft then struck a mountain at 900 m (3,000 ft) some 50 km (31 mi) from Simferpol. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Baku-Sochi-Simferpol passenger service as Flight 667. [158]
24 November 1958 Soviet UnionAnadyr An-2 CCCP-Л5676 Magadan W/O 0/4 Crashed due to shifting cargo. [159]
7 December 1958 Soviet UnionStalingrad Il-14M CCCP-Л2096 North Caucasus W/O 1/24 Struck trees and crashed short of the runway on the second approach to land in bad weather. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Voronezh-Stalingrad passenger service as Flight 213. [160]
23 December 1958 Soviet UnionTashkent Il-14M CCCP-61663 Uzbekistan W/O 21/21 Stalled and crashed while attempting a go-around in poor weather. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Mineralye Vody-Ashgabat-Tashkent passenger service as Flight 466. [161]
18 January 1959 Soviet UnionStalingrad Il-14P CCCP-41863 Azerbaijan W/O 25/25 Crashed while on approach to Stalingrad, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) out of the airport. The aircraft descended to 400 metres (1,300 ft) on finals when contact was lost; it rolled to the right, crashed into a snowy field, and was destroyed by fire. The cause was not determined, but the aircraft may have been shot down. The aircraft was operating the second leg of a domestic scheduled Moscow-Voronezh-Stalingrad-Baku passenger service as Flight 205. [162]
19 January 1959 Unknown An-2 CCCP-Л1975 Yakut W/O Unknown Stalled on takeoff and crashed. [163]
4 February 1959 Soviet UnionSevero-Evensk Li-2 CCCP-16192 Magadan W/O 0/6 Crashed on a hill in bad weather. The crew decided to descend through clouds despite being unaware of their position. The aircraft struck a hill with its right engine, continued to fly for another 800 m (2,600 ft)} and came to rest upon another hill at 760 m (2,490 ft) some 30 km (19 mi) west of Severo-Evensk. The aircraft was operating a Magadan–Severo-Evensk–Gizhiga cargo service. [164]
April 1959 Unknown An-2 CCCP-Л5569 Yakut W/O Unknown Hit an embankment. [165]
24 April 1959 Soviet UnionNovosibirsk Region Li-2 CCCP-84595 West Siberia W/O 5/8 Unknown [166]
10 August 1959 Soviet UnionKhabarovsk region Li-2 CCCP-54795 Yakut W/O 9/9 Struck a forested mountain slope during a survey flight. [167]
2 September 1959 Soviet UnionMoscow Il-18B CCCP-75676 Moscow W/O 0/56 The aircraft climbed to 10,000 m (33,000 ft) after takeoff from Moscow. Near Voronezh, the aircraft entered a thunderstorm and was pushed by an updraft to 10,700 m (35,100 ft) and descended to 7,000 m (23,000 ft) in a strong downdraft. During this descent, the propellers on two engines were automatically feathered. The aircraft entered a second downdraft and was pushed down to 2,800 m (9,200 ft). The crew diverted to make an emergency landing. The aircraft was written off due to the structural damage it sustained. [168][169]
2 October 1959 Soviet UnionPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Li-2 CCCP-84448 Far East W/O 4/4 Unknown [170]
23 October 1959 Soviet UnionMoscow Il-14P CCCP-41806 Azerbaijan W/O 28/29 Crashed in a forest on approach to Vnukovo Airport and was destroyed by fire. While at 900 metres (3,000 ft), the aircraft was cleared to land and began descending until striking trees, 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) short of the runway. It was operating the last leg of a domestic scheduled Baku-Makhachkala-Astrakhan-Stalingrad-Moscow passenger service as Flight 200. [171]
27 October 1959 Soviet Unionnear Karaganda Airport Li-2 CCCP-84746 Kazakhstan W/O 1/29 Unknown [172]
16 November 1959 Soviet UnionLvov An-10 CCCP-11167 Ukraine W/O 40/40 Crashed on approach to Sknyliv Airport, 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) out of the airfield, when the crew selected 45 degrees of flaps but the nose suddenly pitched down. The crew could not regain control and the aircraft crashed. It was operating a domestic scheduled Moscow-Lvov passenger service as Flight 315. [173][174]
29 November 1959 Soviet UnionIrkutsk Airport Il-12 CCCP-01426 East Siberia W/O 4/4 Crashed while attempting to land in poor visibility. The aircraft deviated to the right of the runway and touched down on the grass. The pilot realized the mistake and attempted to make a left turn but the left wing struck the ground. The aircraft struck two trenches, destroying the cockpit section. The aircraft was operating a Mama-Kirensk-Irkutsk cargo service as Flight V-8. [175]
13 December 1959 Soviet UnionOff Boysun Il-14P CCCP-91577 Uzbekistan W/O 30/30 Crashed into mountainous terrain, 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Boysun, after the crew deviated from the planned route to avoid bad weather. The aircraft was operating the last leg of a Kabul–Tashkent passenger service as Flight 120. [176]
17 December 1959 Soviet UnionVilnius Li-2 CCCP-84587 Lithuania W/O 1/9 Unknown [177]

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2000s

  • On 21 September 2001, Ilyushin Il-86 (RA-86074) landed gear-up at Dubai Airport due to pilot error; all 322 passengers and crew survived, but the aircraft was written off. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled Moscow-Dubai passenger service as Flight 521.[178]
  • On 30 June 2008, Tupolev Tu-154M (RA-85667) suffered an uncontained engine failure on takeoff from Pulkovo Airport; all 112 passengers and crew survived, but the aircraft was written off. The aircraft was parked at Pulkovo Airport where it was broken up in August 2009.[179]

2010s

See also

Notes


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