Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1970s explained

Aeroflot, the Soviet Union's national carrier, experienced a number of serious accidents and incidents during the 1970s. The airline's worst accident during the decade took place in, when two Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision over the Ukrainian city then named Dniprodzerzhinsk, with the loss of 178 lives. Including this event, there were nine deadly incidents with more than 100 fatalities, while the total recorded number of casualties was 3,541 for the decade.

Almost all of the events shown below occurred within the Soviet Union. Certain Western media conjectured that the Soviet government was reluctant to publicly admit the occurrence of such events, which might render these figures higher, as fatal events would have only been admitted when there were foreigners aboard the crashed aircraft, the accident took place in a foreign country, or they reached the news for some reason.[1] [2] However, no significant amount of unreported serious accidents have emerged after the dissolution of the USSR, in any of its then-constituent republics.

The Antonov An-10, which entered the fleet in 1957,[3] was withdrawn from service following an accident that occurred in and killed all 122 people on board. In the decade, the company lost six aircraft of the type. Aeroflot also retired the Tu-124 (entered the fleet in 1962) following a 1979 accident that killed all 63 on board. The company lost seven aircraft of the type in the decade. Other types lost in accidents/incidents were 170 Antonov An-2s, 18 Antonov An-12s, two Antonov An-22s, 31 Antonov An-24s, three Antonov An-26s, three Avia 14s, one Beriev Be-30, 13 Ilyushin Il-14s, 19 Ilyushin Il-18s, two Ilyushin Il-62s, two Let L-410 Turbolets, six Lisunov Li-2s, 16 Tupolev Tu-104s, seven Tupolev Tu-134s, six Tupolev Tu-154s, and 27 Yakovlev Yak-40s. This totals to 339 aircraft lost in this decade.

List

DateLocationAircraftTail numberAirline divisionAircraft damageFatalitiesDescriptionRefs
SaratovAn-24BCCCP-46241PrivolzhskW/OUnknownDestroyed by fire while refuelling at Saratov Airport.
An-24BCCCP-47701YakutW/O/34Crashed away from Batagay on a premature descent to the city airport, inbound from Deputatskiy Airport on a domestic scheduled passenger service.
MurmanskTu-124VCCCP-45083NorthernW/O/38Crashed into a snow-covered hill, away from Murmansk Airport, on approach, sliding down the snowy slope. Five occupants of the airplane perished immediately after impact; another six occupants died from hypothermia while awaiting for the rescue teams. The airplane was operating a domestic scheduled Leningrad–Murmansk passenger service as Flight 145.
TokmassAn-2TPCCCP-40573UralW/O/2The aircraft was being ferried from Chelyabinsk to Magnitogorsk when it stalled and crashed after the crew became disorientated in an area of heavy snow and poor visibility.
SamarkandIl-18VCCCP-75798UzbekistanW/O/106Crashed into a mountain amid a cloudy scenario, northeast of Samarkand. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Tashkent-Samarkand passenger service as Flight U-45.
Ust-MayaIl-14MCCCP-61637YakutW/O/5The aircraft was being ferried from Ust-Maya to Yakutsk when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Ust-Maya Airport following a malfunction on one of its engines during initial climbout.
BeryozovoAn-12TBCCCP-12966North CaucasusW/OHard landing at Beryozovo Airport.
Ust-KutLi-2CCCP-58340UnknownW/OStalled and crashed on takeoff from Ust-Kut Airport due to shifting cargo.
Nikolayevo-KozlovskiAn-2RCCCP-25598UzbekistanW/O/2Controlled flight into terrain. The aircraft was performing an unauthorised crop spraying mission.
ToguchinaAn-24BCCCP-47751West SiberiaW/O/45The aircraft crashed southeast of Toguchina, after it collided with a weather balloon while en route a domestic scheduled Novosibirsk–Krasnoyarsk passenger service as Flight 1661.
ZaporozhyeAvia 14MCCCP-52002GeorgiaW/O/35Crashed on approach to Zaporozhye Airport. The crew initiated the approach prematurely and did not monitor altitude. The pilots were late in configurating the plane for landing, and came in too low. A go-around was initiated at . While making a right-hand turn, the wing contacted the ground, causing the plane to crash from the runway and to the left of the runway centerline. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Rostov-Zaporozhye service as Flight 2903.
KubanAn-2RCCCP-06333North CaucasusW/O/4The aircraft was operating fertilizer application flights for the Kuban state farm. On the seventh flight, an aircraft technician and a farm employee were on board (the employee was also in the cockpit). The co-pilot took control of the aircraft while the pilot and employee went over some maps that were to be processed. Control was lost while in a low-altitude turn. The aircraft rolled 45° and crashed.
Rostov RegionAn-2RCCCP-41398North CaucasusW/OCrashed on takeoff. The crew had not extended the flaps.
Ryazan regionAn-2SKhCCCP-15935UzbekistanW/O/2While crop-spraying for the "Nekrasovo" state farm, the aircraft went into a steep turn to avoid a power line. Altitude was lost and the aircraft crashed upside down.
Irkutsk regionAn-2RCCCP-32463East SiberiaW/O/3While crop-spraying for the "Zavyety Ilyicha" collective farm, the crew, who was drunk, performed a steep turn at very low altitude. The aircraft lost speed and altitude and crashed.
KishinevAn-10CCCP-11149Ulyanovsk Flight SchoolW/O/11On a training flight, lost control after a go-around at Kishinev Airport with two shut-down engines.
SamarkandIl-18VCCCP-75533UzbekistanW/OThe locking of the rudder on take-off led to the crash of the aircraft at Samarkand Airport.
UkhtaAn-2TPCCCP-41295KomiW/OCrashed due to engine failure.
AukštelkaiAn-2RCCCP-29387LithuaniaW/O/3After crop spraying at the "Gražionis" sovkhoz (state farm), the pilot, who was drunk, performed low-altitude stunts. Airspeed was lost and the aircraft crashed in the Možaicai forest and burned out.
KishinevAn-10ACCCP-11188UkraineW/O/114Force landed from Kishinev. Twelve minutes into the flight, at, the crew detected smoke in the cockpit with a burning smell. An in-flight fire erupted after the number four engine suffered an uncontained failure, forcing the crew to carry out an emergency descent. The fire was extinguished, but hydraulic pressure was lost later. The pilot carried out a forced landing in a corn field. The terrain was uneven, and the fuselage collapsed. One passenger died. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Vinnitsa-Simferopol service as Flight 888.
KirovogradAn-2RCCCP-45215UkraineW/OCrashed after striking a telephone line.
Namangan RegionAn-2RCCCP-15238UzbekistanW/OCrashed due to engine failure.
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk AirportIl-18VCCCP-75823Far EastW/OWhile on final approach to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk the aircraft came in too high and descended quickly. The aircraft landed first with the nosegear, collapsing it, after which the aircraft then slid off the runway, breaking off both wings. The aircraft was completing a domestic scheduled Moscow–Chelyabinsk–Krasnoyarsk–Chita–Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk passenger service as Flight 17.
DnepropetrovskTu-124CCCP-45012LithuaniaW/O/37Crashed after control of the aircraft was lost en route a domestic scheduled Rostov-on-DonVilnius passenger service, operated as Flight 3630.
LeninabadYak-40CCCP-87690TajikistanW/O/21Flew into the side of a mountain at 2100m (6,900feet). The crew began descending over mountainous terrain in IMC conditions while they were not aware of the aircraft's exact position. The aircraft was operating a Frunze (now Bishkek)–Leninabad passenger service as Flight Sh-4.
DzharkishlakAn-2RCCCP-28952West SiberiaW/O/2During a crop-spraying flight for the "im. Kalinina" collective farm the aircraft struck a high-voltage power line while spraying a field which was not to be sprayed. The aircraft crashed in a cotton field.
BulbukhtaAn-2TCCCP-02195East SiberiaW/O/3Struck a mountain at 14000NaN0 in poor visibility. The aircraft was operating a Perevoz-Bulbukhta cargo service with supplies for a mine.
IzhevskAn-2TCCCP-35417UralW/OCrashed after a loss of speed while on approach to an airfield near Izhevsk.
Kamenny MysAn-12BCCCP-11031InternationalW/O/8Crashed upon take-off following engine failures due to malfunctions in the fuel pump system.
ChernivtsiAn-2RCCCP-02833UkraineW/OCrashed while attempting to land in poor weather.
TrabzonAn-24BCCCP-46256GeorgiaUnknown/60The aircraft was hijacked while en route from Batumi to Sukhumi by two hijackers, who demanded to be flown to Turkey.
SimferopolIl-18VCCCP-75578ArmeniaW/OUnknownThe crew diverted to Simferopol following an engine failure. The aircraft overran the runway after landing.
LeshukonskoyeLi-2CCCP-84771NorthernW/OCrashed on takeoff from Leshukonskoye Airport. The aircraft was overloaded, having its center of gravity beyond the aft limit.
TambovAn-2RCCCP-25611Moscow SPiMVLW/OCrashed while flying a low-altitude steep turn.
LeningradIl-18VCCCP-75773ArmeniaW/O/86Crashed upon take-off from Pulkovo Airport when the crew forgot to select the flaps a priori. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Leningrad–Yerevan passenger service as Flight 3012.
SurgutAn-12BCCCP-11000KomiW/O/13The aircraft was operating a cargo service from Omsk to Surgut when it crashed short of the runway due to icing conditions.
SurgutAn-12BCCCP-12996TyumenW/O/7Icing conditions on the ailerons led the aircraft to undershoot the runway on landing at Surgut Airport and crash.
Kirovsk AirportIl-14MCCCP-91535ArkhangelskW/OUndershot the runway on landing.
VorkutaAn-12TBCCCP-11374KomiW/O/5The aircraft was operating a Norilsk–Vorkuta flight. It was due to land at Vorkuta Airport, but diverted to an alternative airfield because of the weather. Overran the runway on landing, hit a snow mound, and broke up.
VoroshilovgradAn-10CCCP-11145PrivolzhskW/O/65Crashed away from Voroshilovgrad Airport on approach, due to structural failure of the starboard outer wing. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Kuybyshev–Voroshilovgrad passenger service as Flight 1969.
Bykovo AirportAn-24CCCP-46747CentralW/O/5While practicing approaches, the instructor-pilot thought the right engine was malfunctioning. The mechanic reduced power to the right engine while increasing power to the left engine. The mechanic then shut down the left engine by mistake and the right engine failed. The crew performed a wheels-up landing near the airport.
TedzhenAn-2RCCCP-25588TurkmenistanW/OLost airspeed and crashed on takeoff.
ChernivtsiAn-2RCCCP-42696UkraineW/OForce-landed in a forest due to a loss of engine power.
KirovAn-2TCCCP-02171UralW/OCrashed. The aircraft was overloaded.
Batagay AirportAn-12BCCCP-11024YakutW/O/8Hard landing.
MalakhovoAn-2RCCCP-32076CentralW/O/3During a crop-spraying flight, the pilot, who was drunk, performed low-altitude stunts. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in a forest and burned out.
Bogodorsk IslandAn-24BCCCP-47729East SiberiaW/OCrashed near Ulan-Ude while on a training flight. Part of the training was to fly the aircraft with one engine out. After the engine was shut down and its propeller feathered, the flight engineer shut down the remaining engine by mistake and a forced landing was carried out.
PochopAn-2RCCCP-06266CentralW/O/2During a crop-spraying flight, the crew, who was drunk, performed a low-altitude turn. The aircraft lost altitude and crashed in a field.
Kamennaya SarmaAn-2SKhCCCP-43828PrivolzhskW/O/2During a crop-spraying flight for the "Pobeda" collective farm the engine failed, probably due to a carburetor problem. Due to the terrain an immediate forced landing was not possible; instead the pilot performed a left turn but the aircraft lost altitude and crashed.
Irkutsk AirportTu-104BCCCP-42405West SiberiaW/O/126Landed hard and burst into flames at Irkutsk Airport, inbound from Novosibirsk. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Novosibirsk–Irkutsk–Vladivostok passenger service as Flight 1912.
Lipetsk AirportYak-40CCCP-87719CentralW/OOverran the runway on landing.
CalcuttaAn-12BCCCP-12993InternationalW/O/7Overshot the runway on landing in heavy rain at Dum Dum Airport.
Bykovo AirportBe-30CCCP-62707CentralW/OCrashed during service trials, possibly due to a crew member shutting down an engine by mistake.
TokkoAn-2TCCCP-98281YakutW/OForce-landed following engine failure.
MoscowTu-104BCCCP-42490UkraineW/O/25While climbing through 12000NaN0 an explosive device detonated shortly after takeoff from Vnukovo Airport. The blast damaged the fuselage on the left side and destroyed flight controls. Control was lost and the aircraft rolled right, entered a descent and crashed. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Moscow–Simferopol passenger service as Flight 773.
TyubelyahaAn-2TCCCP-47678YakutW/O/7Crashed into a mountain in poor weather while en route a Moma AirportUst-Nera passenger service. The wreckage was found five days later.
KishinevAn-10CCCP-11137MoldovaW/ODamaged on landing at Kishinev Airport.
DnepropetrovskAn-2SKhCCCP-70908UkraineW/OCrashed following the failure of the slat control cable.
VinnytsiaAn-24BCCCP-46809UkraineW/O/48Stalled and crashed during a go-around at Vinnytsia Airport, inbound from Kiev as Flight N-63.
KerchAn-24BCCCP-46378UkraineW/O/11Struck power lines on approach to Kerch Airport.
YerevanAn-2RCCCP-62760ArmeniaW/OWritten off after overrunning the runway on landing at an airstrip near Yerevan.
Aloja AirstripAn-2RCCCP-32207LatviaW/O/3Crashed during crop-spraying after the pilot performed stunts at low altitude.
SaratovAn-24BCCCP-46788PrivolzhskW/O/57During the descent to Saratov the aircraft flew through cloud, during which ice built up on the airframe. The pilot attempted to increase engine power to correct the decrease in speed, but this failed. The aircraft lost control and entered a high rate of descent and crashed 13km (08miles) from the runway. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Sverdlovsk–Ufa–Saratov passenger service as Flight 2174.
DamankaAn-2TCCCP-98292North CaucasusW/O/2The aircraft was being ferried from Maikop to the ARZ-421 overhaul facility at Vinnitsa, with a stopover at Kerch. The aircraft was flying too low, and deviated south of the flight route by 15km (09miles). Poor weather with bad visibility were encountered and the aircraft struck trees on top of a hill at 300m (1,000feet).
Tashkent RegionAn-2TCCCP-33164UzbekistanW/OCrashed on landing due to high winds.
Farikha AirstripAn-2TCCCP-55567NorthernW/O/2Crashed on takeoff. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft entered the back side of the power curve, probably due to a loss of engine power. The aircraft lost altitude and crashed on the ice short of the runway and burned out. The aircraft was operating a Farikha–Naryan-Mar cargo service.
Khanty-MansiskAn-2VCCCP-50573TyumenW/OCrashed. The aircraft was overloaded.
Baranikha AirportIl-14MCCCP-91570MagadanW/OOverran the runway.
BaikitAn-2TCCCP-98348KrasnoyarskW/OCrashed while flying too low.
LipetskAn-24CCCP-46732CentralW/O/13Crashed after the pilot accidentally activated the thrust reversers while the aircraft was on approach to Lipetsk Airport. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Moscow-Lipetsk service as Flight 25.
Mineralnye VodyAn-24BCCCP-46418North CaucasusW/OLost control and crashed on approach to Mineralnye Vody Airport, after an unintentional application of the thrust reversers.
Rostov AirportAn-10CCCP-11142UkraineW/OUnknownBurned out at the ARZ-412 maintenance facility at Rostov Airport.
OmskTu-104BCCCP-42408East SiberiaW/OStruck a snow wall on landing at Omsk Airport following several landing attempts.
SterlitamakAn-2RCCCP-29380PrivolzhskW/OCrashed due to icing.
VoroshilovgradAn-2CCCP-42621UkraineW/O/1Taking off from Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk), the pilot decided to commit suicide due to marital problems. The pilot flew the aircraft into a four-story building where he lived, damaging several apartments and catching fire in the process. Although there were no injuries in the building, the pilot died on impact.
Yukagir VillageAn-2TCCCP-44937YakutW/O/3Lost control and crashed on a flapless take-off at the Yukagir Village, Ust-Yansky District.
VyyezdoyeAn-2RCCCP-01506PrivolzhskW/O/2The aircraft had been performing crop-spraying flights. On the 30th flight the aircraft struck a high-voltage power line while flying against the sun and then crashed into a water-filled ravine.
BratskYak-40CCCP-87778East SiberiaW/O/18Crashed into trees and burnt up when it was pushed down by a downdraft on approach to Bratsk Airport, inbound from Irkutsk as Flight 608.
Poltava RegionAn-2RCCCP-25604UkraineW/O/2During a crop-spraying flight, the pilot, who was drunk, performed low-altitude stunts over a village. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed into a building.
Argyz DistrictAn-2RCCCP-45192TajikistanW/O/2During a crop-spraying flight, the aircraft took off in the direction of a forest. The aircraft struck tree tops shortly after takeoff, crashed in the forest and caught fire.
KirenskAn-2TPCCCP-50506East SiberiaW/OForce-landed following engine failure.
KharkovAn-10ACCCP-11215UkraineW/O/122Operating a domestic scheduled passenger service as Flight 1491, crashed off Kharkiv on approach to the city airport, inbound from Moscow, when both wings separated from the fuselage. Aeroflot retired its An-10 fleet from service following this event.[4] [5]
RechkaAn-2RCCCP-02692NorthernW/O/2While operating a crop-spraying flight for the "Peredolski" state farm the engine lost power, due to deposits on the intake valves. The aircraft lost power and crashed into a horse stable on the banks of the Luga River.
ShiringaAn-2RCCCP-02582East SiberiaW/O/4While crop-spraying for the "Yeravninski" state farm the crew made an unauthorized flight from Shininga. The aircraft lost altitude while in a turn and crashed.
Kzyl-OrdaAn-2RCCCP-35313UkraineW/OCrashed while crop-spraying.
Astrakhanka DistrictAn-2RCCCP-46652KazakhstanW/O/2While crop-spraying the aircraft lost control while performing a right turn at low altitude, probably due to failure of the right-hand rudder control cable. The aircraft crashed and burned out.
OkhaAn-2CCCP-98280Far EastW/O/2Shortly after takeoff the aircraft encountered thick fog at 35-. The pilot then turned around but the aircraft lost airspeed, stalling and crashing on the shore of Pvernaya Bukhta Bay and burned out. The aircraft was operating an Okha–Tsimmermanovka cargo service.
YenotayevkaAn-2RCCCP-15283North CaucasusW/O/1Crashed in steppe 7km (04miles) west of Yenotayevka Airfield and burned out. The pilot was drunk.
Ust-KuigaAn-2TCCCP-32649YakutW/OForce-landed following engine failure.
AldanIl-14MCCCP-91537YakutW/ODestroyed by fire in a forced landing attempt due to an engine failure, shortly after take-off from Aldan Airport. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Aldan–Chulman passenger service.
Yuzhno-SakhalinskAn-2TCCCP-01147Far EastW/OForce-landed following a loss of engine power.
ArkhangelskIl-18BCCCP-75663NorthernW/OCrashed upon landing in fog at Talagi Airport.
PerevitsyAn-2RCCCP-32520CentralW/O/2During a crop-spraying flight for the "Vrachevo-Gorki" state farm, the aircraft encountered thick smoke from area peat fires. The pilots became disorientated, allowing the aircraft to lose altitude until it crashed into the bank of the Oka River.
SuntarAn-2RCCCP-49369YakutW/OWhile transporting a cargo of fuel barrels, a fire started in the cargo hold. Although a forced landing was performed, the aircraft burned out.
SmelovskiyIl-18VCCCP-74298KazakhstanW/O/101A fire broke out in the cargo hold, at, while the aircraft was covering a domestic scheduled Alma-Ata–Moscow passenger service as Flight 558. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing at Magnitogorsk. During the descent, the airplane entered a spinning dive from an altitude of, and crashed near Smelovskiy.
Velikaya VulygaAn-2MCCCP-02369UkraineW/O/2The aircraft was being ferried back to Vinnitsa from Velikaya Vulyga following a crop-spraying flight. Before takeoff, however, the crew, who was drunk, forgot to remove clamps on the rudder and stabilizer. The aircraft banked left on takeoff at 10-, lost altitude and crashed and burned out some 500m (1,600feet) from where it was parked.
Semipalatinsk RegionAn-2RCCCP-33233KazakhstanW/OWhile attempting to take off from poor terrain, the aircraft crashed.
AdlerIl-18VCCCP-75507MoscowW/O/109Crashed into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff from Sochi Airport, off the shore. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Adler–Moscow passenger service as Flight 1036.
CherskiAn-2PCCCP-70738YakutW/OForce-landed following engine failure.
MoscowIl-62CCCP-86671InternationalW/O/174Crashed into a lake after several landing attempts into Sheremetyevo Airport, approximately east of the airport. The aircraft was operating a domestic non-scheduled Paris–Leningrad–Moscow passenger service as Flight 217.[6] [7]
KurskAn-24BCCCP-46202PrivolzhskW/OCrashed after it contacted trees on approach to Vostochny Airport.
YeniseiskAn-2TPCCCP-09676KrasnoyarskW/O/14While on a flight from Nazimoto to Yeniseisk the engine lost power, due to contaminated fuel. The crew decided to make a forced landing in a forest 40km (30miles) northwest of Yeniseisk, but the aircraft struck trees, crashed and caught fire.
LenskAn-2RCCCP-91726YakutW/OUnknown
VorkutaAn-12TBCCCP-11360MoscowW/O/8Landed short of the runway at Vorkuta Airport, ending up in a ravine.
KrasnoyarskYak-40CCCP-87819KrasnoyarskW/OCrashed on takeoff from Krasnoyarsk Airport due to icing conditions.
YerbogachonAn-2TPCCCP-41306East SiberiaW/OForce-landed following engine failure.
PetukhovoAn-24BCCCP-46276North CaucasusW/O/39Crashed into the snow near Petukhovo, apparently after it was hit by a surface-to-air missile while en route to Perm Airport. There were 39 people on board. Despite a few of them surviving the accident, they later died because of the low temperatures, before the rescue team reached the crash site. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Kazan-Perm passenger service as Flight 6263.
AmdermaAn-12BPCCCP-11341PolarW/OHard landing at Amderma Airport.
PragueTu-154CCCP-85023InternationalW/O/100Crashed on approach to Ruzyne Airport. While completing an international scheduled Moscow-Prague passenger service as Flight 141 the aircraft suddenly lost height and struck the ground.
Il-18VCCCP-75712TajikistanW/O/79Broke up at a height of as it spun, crashing away from Ura-Tyube. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Dushanbe–Leninabad passenger service as Flight 630.
SemipalatinskYak-40CCCP-87602KazakhstanW/O/32Seconds after getting airborne, the airplane fell back to the runway at Semipalatinsk Airport. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Semipalatinsk–Ust-Kamenogorsk passenger service as Flight X-167.
Graham Bell IslandAn-12APCCCP-11994UnknownW/OUnknownCrashed.
SerovAn-2TCCCP-93467UralW/OForce-landed following a loss of engine power.
SmolenskAn-2RCCCP-70816CentralW/OForce-landed following engine failure.
KondinskoyeAn-2CCCP-01262TyumenW/O/3The aircraft was on a positioning flight from Elushkino to Kondinskoye. The pilot and passenger (the director of Kondinskoye Airport) were both drunk. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed in a snow-covered swamp near Lake Khattavtur some 57km (35miles) west of Kondinskoye.
OzyornayaAn-2CCCP-05670Far EastW/O/3During a cargo flight from Ozyornaya to Ust-Bolsheretsk the pilot, who was drunk, intentionally deviated from the flight route. The aircraft entered clouds and struck the northern slope of a snow-covered mountain at 350m (1,150feet).
AndreyevkaAn-2RCCCP-35547KazakhstanW/O/6During a ferry flight from Andreyevka to a state farm in Almaty for crop-spraying, the pilot decided to fly over the Chubundy mountain range rather than flying around it. The aircraft then encountered poor weather and later crashed on a mountain top at 1200m (3,900feet).
LeningradTu-104BCCCP-42505NorthernW/O/57The aircraft was en route from Shosseynaya Airport to Moscow as Flight 2420 when it was hijacked by a person demanding to go to Stockholm. Despite an explosive device exploding in flight when the landing gear was lowered, killing the flight engineer and the hijacker and blowing a hole in the right side of the airframe, it landed safely at the airport of departure.
North PoleLi-2TCCCP-04244YakutW/O/9The aircraft took off from North Pole-21 drifting station to an ice floe in an area called "Point 4". After landing on the ice floe, the thickness was measured at 55cm (22inches). The aircraft was parked and experiments began. When the ice was drilled to install instruments, the thickness was found to be 47cm (19inches). Realizing that the ice was too thin for the aircraft to stay parked long-term, the crew decided to fly to another ice floe. The aircraft taxied to the end of the airstrip for takeoff, but it broke through the ice. The crew set up camp and were rescued by an An-2 two days later.
Vnukovo AirportTu-154CCCP-85030MoscowW/O/4During a training flight, the crew took off with the inner spoilers deployed. This caused severe vibrations and a loss of power in two engines. The crew made a forced landing in a forest.
Il-18BCCCP-75687AzerbaijanW/O/63The aircraft was en route a domestic scheduled Tashkent–Novosibirsk passenger service as Flight 6551, when it crashed south of Semipalatinsk, after it broke up at, possibly due to a steep emergency descent.
KurskAn-2MCCCP-05915CentralW/OForce-landed following engine failure.
VologdaAn-2RCCCP-70569NorthernW/OCrashed. The aircraft was overloaded.
Tu-104BCCCP-42379East SiberiaW/O/82Hijacked en route a domestic scheduled Irkutsk–Chita passenger service as Flight 109 by a passenger who demanded to be flown to China. A bomb this passenger held detonated, and the aircraft broke up and crashed east of Lake Baikal, west of Chita.
Starobeshevo DistrictAn-2RCCCP-55798UkraineW/O/2While on a crop-spraying flight for the "Gornyak" state farm, the aircraft lost altitude, crashed and caught fire while performing a right turn at 50m (160feet).
AbakanAn-2RCCCP-09228KrasnoyarskW/O/3While on a crop-spraying flight for the "Rossiya" state farm, the aircraft entered a downward spiral while turning at 15- and crashed in a field.
IrkutskAn-2RCCCP-32558East SiberiaW/OStruck obstacles while flying too low.
AmmanTu-134ACCCP-65668ArmeniaW/O/85Crashed into a house and broke in three after it failed to get airborne at Marka International Airport. The aircraft was due to operate a scheduled Amman–Beirut international passenger service as Flight 512. Two occupants of the aircraft died, as well as seven people on the ground.[8]
Il-14MCCCP-91534Far EastW/O/18Flew into the side of a mountain away from Shakhtyorsk when it made a premature descent.
KuybyshevTu-124VCCCP-45062PrivolzhskRepaired/61Eleven minutes after takeoff from Kuybyshev Airport, while climbing to 6600m (21,700feet), the right engine suffered an uncontained failure. Debris penetrated the fuselage, killing two passengers and injuring another four. Panicking passengers moved towards the front, causing the center of gravity to move forward. The passengers were seated and the aircraft landed safely. The aircraft was operating a Kuybyshev-Simferopol passenger service as Flight 5385.
Saatli DistrictAn-2TCCCP-79827AzerbaijanW/O/2During crop-spraying the engine failed at 20- due to a bird strike. Because of the terrain, a forced landing was not possible. While the crew was performing a left turn the aircraft struck a canal embankment and crashed.
OrdzhonikidzeAn-2RCCCP-35559North CaucasusW/OCrashed after the pilot failed to recover from a stall.
ShakhtyAn-2RCCCP-70807North CaucasusW/OHard landing.
ChumikanAn-2RCCCP-33242Far EastW/OCrashed due to engine failure.
Arkhangelsk AirportYak-40CCCP-87790ArkhangelskW/O/31On takeoff, the crew attempted to lift the nose of the aircraft, but the elevators were locked. The aircraft ran off the runway, running through shrubs, striking the localizer antenna and finally crashing into a concrete and catching fire. An electrical failure caused the elevators to lock during takeoff; the pilot should have aborted the takeoff rather than continue. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Arkhangelsk–Kotlas passenger service as Flight A-547.
UelenAn-2CCCP-23722MagadanW/OCrashed in poor weather.
Kotui RiverAn-2VCCCP-41373KrasnoyarskW/OCrashed on the bank of the Kotui River while flying too low.
An-24BCCCP-46435AzerbaijanW/O/64Shortly after takeoff from Baku Airport the left engine failed. The crew retracted the flaps and began a left turn, but while turning the left wingtip struck a cable on an oil rig at Neftyanyye Kamni oilfield. The aircraft entered a descent, striking a pipeline and crashed near a highway and caught fire. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Baku–Fort-Shevchenko passenger service as Flight A-13.
NerkhaAn-2RCCCP-28954East SiberiaW/OCrashed while flying too low.
KyzylAn-2TPCCCP-09649KrasnoyarskW/OCrashed while flying at low altitude.
Bogashevo AirportAn-2RCCCP-41913West SiberiaW/O/3During a training flight, the aircraft banked left at 100-, rapidly lost altitude, and crashed 230m (760feet) short of the runway and caught fire.
Samarkand regionAn-2RCCCP-32213PrivolzhskW/OOn takeoff, the landing gear hit an earth wall and the aircraft crashed.
SverdlovskTu-104BCCCP-42506UzbekistanW/O/108Loss of control following take-off from Koltsovo Airport. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Sverdlovsk–Khabarovsk passenger service as Flight 3932.
MagadanAn-12TBCCCP-12967YakutW/O/10Deviated some from the extended centerline on approach to Magadan Airport and crashed into a hillside. The aircraft was operating a Yakutsk-Magadan cargo service as Flight 10178F.
Mount KhuutaAn-2CCCP-04340TyumenW/O/8During a flight from Mys Kamenny to Vorkuta in support of a military unit the crew intentionally deviated from the fight route by 45km (28miles). The crew descended to 300m (1,000feet) in poor visibility and struck the side of Mount Khuuta. All eight on board survived and were evacuated by helicopters.
TashauzLi-2CCCP-71209TurkmenistanW/O/5Crashed soon after departing from Tashauz Airport, following a double engine failure. Due to fly a Tashauz–Darvaza cargo service. All civil Li-2s were retired as a result of this accident.
GorisAn-2CCCP-70880ArmeniaW/OCrashed while flying too low.
MoscowTu-104BCCCP-42486GeorgiaW/O/122The aircraft was about to complete a domestic scheduled Tbilisi–Moscow passenger service as Flight 964 when it crashed on approach to Domodedovo Airport following an electrical power failure. This crash is the worst ever accident involving the Tu-104.[9]
Kazan AirportTu-124VCCCP-45031PrivolzhskW/OThe aircraft touched down too late and too fast on a snow-covered runway. Unable to slow down, the aircraft ran off the runway, struck an obstacle and came to rest 617m (2,024feet) from the end of the runway. Cause attributed to crew errors.
NyrobAn-2RCCCP-01609UralW/OCrashed on takeoff due to overloading.
KolpashevoAn-2PCCCP-70408West SiberiaW/OCrashed on takeoff after the aircraft had not been completely de-iced.
MoscowYak-40CCCP-87607CentralUnknown/31Ten minutes before landing at Bryansk, inbound from Moscow as Flight 19, the aircraft was hijacked by four hijackers that demanded money and to be flown to Sweden. After taking the passengers as hostages, the hijackers attempted to storm the cockpit. After determining that there were hijackers on board, the pilot shouted the information to the crew and locked the cockpit door. The hijackers managed to break the lock on the door and demanded the crew fly to Moscow. While on the way to Moscow, the hijackers demanded a US$1.5 million ransom for all hostages as well as information on future airliner hijacking groups. Despite bad weather at Moscow, the aircraft landed safely. Negotiations began and two injured hostage were released, but the hijackers issued more demands: the aircraft be refueled and be given half the ransom for releasing half of the hostages. The hijackers then planned to fly to Leningrad, release the remaining hostages and refuel for the flight to Sweden. It was decided to storm the aircraft and five policemen hid a suitcase of fake money near the aircraft. Several hours later the hijackers were informed that the authorities were ready to transfer the money. One hijacker opened the cabin door and another hijacker opened fire on the officers, who returned fire. One hijacker died of his injuries. The aircraft was struck by machine gun fire from an APC, suffering 90 hits. Tear gas was thrown inside, but one got stuck between the seats, starting a fire. Passengers panicked and fled the aircraft along with two of the hijackers; the fourth hijacker committed suicide. Two passengers were injured, but all survived.
KirenskAn-2CCCP-41978East SiberiaW/OForce-landed due to engine failure.
MoscowTu-104BCCCP-42503GeorgiaW/O/75Inbound from Kutaisi at above-normal speed, the aircraft crashed when one wing touched the ground as the crew tried to slow it down for landing at Domodedovo Airport. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Kutaisi-Moscow passenger service as Flight 964.
KaracharovoTu-124VCCCP-45061LithuaniaW/O/51On approach to Vnukovo Airport inbound from Vilnius, control was lost at 8000m (26,000feet) due to a short circuit in the elevator trim system. The aircraft was operating a domestic passenger service as Flight 2022.
SanatornyAn-2RCCCP-40521UralW/O/2While en route to Shurma the aircraft encountered poor weather with snow and bad visibility. The aircraft encountered severe icing conditions between Urzhum and Shurma. Control was lost due to icing and the aircraft crashed in a snow-covered field.
YerevanYak-40CCCP-87629ArmeniaW/OHard landing in fog at Erebuni Airport.
VynnykyTu-124VCCCP-45044PrivolzhskW/O/17Strong vibrations created by a defective turbine blade in one engine caused the rupture of the fuel line, starting a in-flight fire in the airframe, that was due to operate a domestic scheduled Lvov–Kiev passenger service as Flight 5398. The aircraft crashed near Vynnyky shortly after takeoff from Sknyliv Airport.
Khantaiskoye OzeroAn-2VCCCP-32448KrasnoyarskW/O/2The aircraft was operating a Dudinka–Khantaiskoye Ozero cargo service. The crew cut the route short, but could not establish their position due to poor visibility. The crew did not realize that the frequency of the radio beacon at their destination had been changed. While descending, the aircraft struck a mountain slope at 1016m (3,333feet).
Li-2TCCCP-04243YakutW/OUnknownCrashed.[10]
MukachevoAn-24BCCCP-46357UkraineW/O/24Was operating a domestic scheduled Ivano-FrankovskUzhgorod passenger service as Flight H-75 when it attempted to land at the Mukachevo Air Base as the airport of destination was temporarily closed. On approach, the aircraft flew through clouds in icing conditions, yet the de-icing system was switched off; it lost longitudinal stability and crashed.
Yegorlykskaya DistrictAn-2RCCCP-33225North CaucasusW/O/2While crop-spraying for the "im. Kirova" state farm in poor weather with poor visibility, the pilot descended to locate the airstrip but the aircraft crashed in a snow-covered field and burned out.
Rostov-on-DonAn-24BCCCP-46277PrivolzhskW/O/4Crashed after takeoff from Rostov Airport.
MakhachkalaAn-2RCCCP-01579North CaucasusW/OCrashed in poor weather.
Kirov AirportLi-2CCCP-73960UralW/O/9Crashed shortly after take-off due to an engine failure.
Ust-KuygaAvia 14PCCCP-52053YakutW/O/18Unintentional retraction of the landing gear.
KazanYak-40CCCP-87369PrivolzhskW/O/34Crashed at Kazan Airport after an engine fire.
KutaisiAn-2CCCP-33085GeorgiaW/OCaught in a downdraft over mountainous terrain, the aircraft lost altitude and crashed.
LeningradIl-18VCCCP-75559LeningradW/O/109Crashed shortly after takeoff from Pulkovo Airport, during initial climbout, following a failure of the outer starboard engine. An asymmetric retraction of the flaps, amid a strong vibration of the airframe, led to the loss of control of the aircraft, which was due to operate a domestic scheduled Leningrad–Krasnodar passenger service.[11]
North Pole-22An-12BCCCP-12950KrasnoyarskW/O/16Hit an ice pinnacle during an emergency take-off, crashing and catching fire.
Rostov-on-DonYak-40CCCP-87398CentralW/O/38Crashed following an aborted take-off at Rostov Airport. The aircraft was operating a Lipetsk-Rostov on Don-Mineralnye Vody passenger service as Flight 1255.
Ivano-FrankovskIl-18VCCCP-75425UralW/O/75The aircraft overran the 500adj=midNaNadj=mid airstrip it was mistakenly landed on at Ivano-Frankovsk Airport, ending up in a ravine and breaking in two.
CrimeaAn-2CCCP-23664UkraineW/OStruck a mountain. The crew were attempting to cut their route short over mountains.
Samarkand regionAn-2SKhCCCP-25487UzbekistanW/OFell back on the runway during a tail-wind takeoff.
GorenychiYak-40CCCP-87579UkraineW/O/29Entered a high-speed descent and crashed on approach to Zhulyany Airport. Suspected flight crew intoxication with carbon monoxide. The aircraft was operating the second leg of a domestic scheduled Leningrad–Khmelnitskiy-Kiev–Kirovograd passenger service as Flight H-166.
TashkentIl-18ECCCP-75405UzbekistanW/O/115Suffered arewrite for tone !--> bird strike shortly after takeoff from Yuzhny Airport. The aircraft, climbing through 10-, descended and crashed. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Tashkent–Sverdlovsk passenger service as Flight 5139.
Demidovo (near Nizhny Karachan)An-2MCCCP-02383CentralW/O/1During a crop-spraying flight for the "im. Dimitrova" collective farm, the engine failed. The aircraft was flying over a forest at 80- when it lost altitude, struck tree tops, and crashed upside-down in the forest and burned out.
Usinsk AirportAn-2CCCP-92836KomiW/O/2The pilot, who was drunk, flew too low. The aircraft struck tree tops and crashed in a forest clearing.
SasovoAn-2TPCCCP-35029Sasovo Flight SchoolW/O/3A fully upward deflection of the elevator trim tab caused the airplane to lose control and crash.
AndryushkinoAn-2VCCCP-04302YakutRepairedDamaged struts collapsed on landing, causing the left lower wing to tear off.
YeniseyskAn-12BCCCP-11030East SiberiaW/O/12The aircraft hit trees on approach to Yeniseysk Airport when the airplane descended below the glidepath in bad weather, crashing some short of the runway.
SurgutAn-2CCCP-70766TyumenW/O/14Mid-air collision with a Mi-8T. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Khanty-Mansiysk–Surgut passenger service, while the helicopter had left Surgut bound for Nefteyugansk. 24 people aboard the helicopter also perished in the accident.
ChitaTu-104BCCCP-42501Far EastW/OOverran the runway on landing at Chita Airport, crashing into a railway embankment.
Aleksandrovskoye AirportAn-2TPCCCP-91730West SiberiaW/O/0While parked at the airport, the aircraft was blown over during a storm.
KievIl-14MCCCP-91515UkraineW/O/6Lost control and crashed on fire shortly after take-off from Zhulyany Airport.
IrkutskAn-12BCCCP-12985East SiberiaW/OBoth aircraft collided in the air when the An-2R, just departing Irkutsk Airport, crossed the path of the An-12B that was on a training flight. The accident was caused by air traffic controllers error, who cleared the An-2R for take-off. align=center rowspan="2"
An-2RCCCP-49342East SiberiaW/O/13
Kiev regionAn-2RCCCP-05783UkraineW/OCrashed due to fuel exhaustion.
KirenskAn-2TCCCP-44917East SiberiaW/OLost control and crashed after the cargo shifted.
BukharaYak-40CCCP-87630TajikistanW/O/19Aborted takeoff from Bukhara Airport, overrunning the runway and hitting a dike. Was due to operate a domestic scheduled Bukhara–Samarkand passenger service as Flight 124.
BaturinoAn-2CCCP-15890West SiberiaW/O/3Some five to six minutes before arrival at Baturino the engine failed at 200m (700feet). The crew performed a forced landing on a frozen marsh but the aircraft contacted tops of dead trees and crashed. The aircraft was completing a Tomsk–Baturino cargo service as Flight 107.
KhabarovskAn-2RCCCP-06911Far EastW/OCrashed due to overloading.
UnknownAn-2RCCCP-09233UralW/OUnknownUndercarriage collapse on hard landing.
Sam NeuaAn-2PCCCP-70417UkraineW/O/12Crashed into a mountain in poor weather at night near Sam Neua Airport. The aircraft was operating a domestic non-scheduled Vientiane-Sam Neua passenger service.
Zaporozhye AirportYak-40CCCP-87825UkraineW/O/17Before departure, the aircraft was cleared of snow, but due to continued snowfall the wings were covered in snow again. Snow was blown off the right wing during run-up. After lift-off the aircraft banked left and touched down on the left landing gear. Although takeoff was aborted, the aircraft ran off the runway and the left wing struck a building of a meteorological post. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Zaporozhye–Ternopol passenger service.
KrasnoyarskIl-18VCCCP-75801MUTAW/OBoth nosegear and port main gear legs collapsed as the aircraft undershoot the runway when attempting to land in bad weather at Yemelyanovo Airport.
OmskAn-2TPCCCP-70177KazakhstanW/O/14Stalled following takeoff from Omsk Airport, banking to the left, crashing, and catching fire. The gust locks had not been disengaged before takeoff due to a maintenance error. Due to operate an Omsk–Leningradskoe–Kokchetau passenger service as Flight 454.
PoltavaAn-24RVCCCP-46476UkraineW/O/11The aircraft descended below the glidepath and crashed short of the runway at Poltava Airport.
TambovAn-2SKhCCCP-06444CentralW/O/2Lost altitude and crashed in a field while crop-spraying.
BirobidzhanAn-2RCCCP-70426Far EastW/OThe aircraft was flying a turn while low on fuel. Air entered the fuel system, causing the engine to quit and the aircraft crashed.
MestiaAn-2TCCCP-07960GeorgiaW/OThe aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff after it was caught in a strong downdraft.
UnknownAn-2CCCP-43908YakutW/OUnknownDestroyed on landing.
MarkovoAn-2TCCCP-41932MagadanW/OCrashed while flying in poor weather.
KaragandaAn-2TCCCP-02132KyrgyzstanW/OStruck terrain while flying too low.
BatumiYak-40CCCP-87475ArmeniaW/O/40Struck a mountain following a go-around at Chorokh Airport. Was operating a domestic scheduled Yerevan–Batumi passenger service as Flight E-15.
TermezAn-2RCCCP-70235TajikistanW/OCrashed while crop-spraying.
BagdarinIl-14MCCCP-52056LeningradW/O/11The airplane went off the approach pattern to Bagdarin Airport and struck a wooded hillside in a cloudy scenario.
KrasnovodskYak-40CCCP-87323AzerbaijanW/O/28Crashed on final approach to Krasnovodsk Airport after the airplane descended below the glideslope due to an incorrect position of the flaps. It was completing a domestic scheduled Baku–Krasnovodsk passenger service as Flight A-53.
Mogilev regionAn-2RCCCP-70506BelarusW/O/4The aircraft was operating a medical flight to deliver a sick patient to a hospital in Mogilev. After landing in Krasnopole the crew reported that the engine would not start due to a defective starter. A second An-2 (CCCP-35443) was flown over with technicians, and the patient was loaded on this An-2. The crew stayed overnight at the airport. Replacing the starter failed to fix the problem, and another An-2 (CCCP-16018) was flown over with technicians. The battery was switched out and the engine started. The aircraft took off for Mogilev, but communication was later lost. Wreckage was found near Maly Khutora; the pilots were drunk and had lost control.
NovosibirskTu-104BCCCP-42472UkraineW/OMain undercarriage break-up upon hard landing at Tolmachevo Airport.
An-2VCCCP-98302KrasnoyarskW/O/3Flew into a 410adj=midNaNadj=mid hill, northwest of Turukhansk. The aircraft was operating a military service for the Soviet Air Force.
KirovYak-40CCCP-87328UralW/OUnknownCrashed at Kirov Airport following the failure of the three engines.
NovgorodYak-40CCCP-87458LatviaW/OThe airplane was operating a domestic scheduled SyktyvkarVologda–Novgorod–Riga passenger service as Flight A-98. When it was about to complete its second leg, the flightcrew attempted an approach to Novgorod Airport, despite poor visibility. The aircraft went off course, and both the undercarriage and the wings contacted buildings, causing it to crash and catch fire. All 6 occupants aboard perished in the accident, plus 5 people on the ground.
GaliAn-24RVCCCP-46467North CaucasusW/O/38Went off course when trying to avoid a thunderstorm while en route a domestic scheduled Tbilisi–Sukhumi passenger service as Flight 6274. Crashed into a mountain northeast of Gali.
KharkovAn-24BCCCP-46349BelarusW/O/50Hit trees on approach to Kharkov Airport, inbound from Rostov-on-Don, crashing into a hillside west of the airport. There was a discrepancy between the aircraft's barometric altimeter and the actual altitude. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger service as Flight 7950.
SerafimovichAn-2RCCCP-23691North CaucasusW/OCrashed while flying too low in poor weather.
NizhneangarskAn-2RCCCP-49280East SiberiaW/OCrashed while flying too low in poor weather.
FerganaAn-12BCCCP-11005YakutW/OThe landing gear was accidentally retracted on the take-off run at Fergana Airport.
KievTu-154 CCCP-85020InternationalW/OHard landing.
KievCCCP-42371East SiberiaW/OUnknownUndershot the runway on landing at Borispol Airport following an in-flight shutdown of the engines.
UnknownAn-12BCCCP-11103NorthernW/OUnknownWritten off on 31 August 1976. Circumstances unknown.
SaninoTu-124VCCCP-45037North CaucasusW/O/61Crashed shortly after takeoff from Vnukovo Airport after the crew lost visual amid a cloudy environment and became disoriented. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Moscow–Brest passenger service as Flight 2003.
LeningradAn-24BCCCP-47280UralW/O/45Hit trees on approach to Smolnoye Airport when it descended below the glidepath, and crashed near Leningrad; the crew had disregarded the ground proximity warning system.
Frunze AirportIl-18VCCCP-75558KyrgyzstanW/O/6Crashed after control was lost during a go-around. The aircraft was on a training flight.
IrkutskTu-104ACCCP-42327West SiberiaW/O/115Suddenly banked some 20° right immediately after takeoff from Irkutsk Airport; the aircraft hit the ground moments later with the right wing down forming an even greater angle relative to the horizon. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Irkutsk–Novosibirsk passenger service as Flight 3739.
Verkhnyaya KhavaIl-18ECCCP-75408ArmeniaW/O/111The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Moscow–Yerevan passenger service as Flight 909, when it crashed on approach to Yerevan Airport. Due to an electrical failure, several instruments, including the heading indicator and the autopilot, were not functional at the time of the accident.
CCCP-46613PrivolzhskW/OHard landing. Overran the runway and crashed.
Ashgabat AirportCCCP-61756KazakhstanW/O/6Struck a mountain in a cloudy environment.
KazachinskAn-2TPCCCP-09675East SiberiaW/OUnknownCrashed into mountainous terrain amid bad weather. All crewmembers perished in the accident, yet the number of fatalities was not disclosed. The aircraft was leased from Aeroflot.
KurskAn-2SKhCCCP-33170UzbekistanW/O/2During a crop-spraying flight for the "Oktyabr" kolkhoz (collective farm), the aircraft lifted off at low speed, stalled at 10- and crashed.
TulaAn-2RCCCP-01626CentralW/OForce-landed following a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
ChernigovAn-24RVCCCP-46534UkraineW/O/52While flying at 5700m (18,700feet), the rudder suddenly deflected 25° to the right, changing the roll angle and yaw. The pilots responded by adjusting the ailerons to reduce the roll, but a few seconds later the rudder deflected 9° and the elevators deviated, causing the aircraft to pitch up. The aircraft reached supercritical angles of attack and went into a tailspin. Following a high-speed descent the aircraft crashed. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Kiev–Moscow passenger service as Flight 1802.
SemipalatinskAn-2SKhCCCP-79935KazakhstanW/O/1The aircraft was performing a crop spraying mission, when it crashed after a steep turn near Semipalatinsk, killing the pilot, who was drunk.
AlaverdiAn-2RCCCP-03547ArmeniaW/OCrashed in bad weather.
Bioko IslandTu-154ACCCP-85102InternationalW/O/45Crashed while en route its first leg into a 750adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled LuandaMalaboKinshasaTripoli–Moscow passenger service as Flight 418. The cause was not determined, but radar failure was suspected.
OsokorkaYak-40CCCP-87541LithuaniaW/OMade an emergency landing on a wet meadow while approaching Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport after the flight engineer had accidentally shut down all 3 engines and the flight crew were unable to restart the engines. Everybody on board survived uninjured.
AnadyrAn-2CCCP-23743MagadanW/OCrashed in poor weather.
NizhnevartovskAn-2RCCCP-32464East SiberiaW/OUnknownWent off course on approach to Nizhnevartovsk Airport and crashed into mountainous terrain 4.5km (02.8miles) away from Nizhnevartovsk. All crewmembers died in the accident, yet the number of fatalities was undisclosed.
An-2RCCCP-70819PrivolzhskW/O/2Crashed in a field while in a banking attitude. The aircraft was performing a crop-spraying flight for state farm No. 592.
KazanAn-2CCCP-70764PrivolzhskW/OHit a transmission tower after it lost height due to a loss of power, crashed and was destroyed by fire.
Komsomolski DistrictAn-2RCCCP-70481UkraineW/O/1During a crop-spraying flight for the "Bestau" state farm, the crew, who were drunk, flew to Amangeldy. While the aircraft was parked, a drunk mechanic performed two flights; on the second flight the aircraft crashed on the banks of the Tolybai River and exploded.
Valikhanovskiy DistrictAn-2RCCCP-70531CentralW/O/3Experienced an in-flight failure on one of the propeller blades owing to fatigue. Violent vibrations caused the engine mount to fail, leading to the shift of the powerplant to the left, and causing the propeller to cut through the spar, which damaged the port wingbox. The aircraft eventually entered a spin and crashed.
Sivash LagoonAn-2CCCP-62439UkraineW/OCrashed after encountering poor weather.
BarnaulAn-2PCCCP-05840West SiberiaW/ODuring a Zeminogorsk–Barnaul flight the engine failed due to fuel exhaustion, although the fuel gauge showed 150L of fuel. A forced landing was made in a forest and the aircraft suffered substantial damage as a result.
Chita AirportTu-104ACCCP-42335East SiberiaW/O/117Failed to get airborne due to overloading.
SokolskoyeAn-2RCCCP-35088CentralW/OUnknownHit trees and crashed; the crew was probably drunk.
AstrakhanAn-2RCCCP-07285North CaucasusW/OCrashed.
PopovkaAn-2RCCCP-70190CentralW/OUnknownCrashed.
Guryev AirportAn-24BCCCP-47734KazakhstanW/O/43While on approach to land at Guryev (now Atyrau) the aircraft deviated from the glide path. The aircraft landed hard at high speed and bounced twice. The aircraft came down hard again and suffered substantial damage.
BeryozovoAn-2VCCCP-79852TyumenW/OThe aircraft crashed following engine failure after the crew make a mistake in handling the fuel system
Black SeaAn-24RVCCCP-46518BelarusW/O/64Mid-air collision, 37km (23miles) south of Anapa of Aeroflot Flight 7957 and Flight S-31, involving an An-24 and Yak-40. The An-24RV was operating a passenger service between Donetsk and Adler with 46 people aboard. The Yak-40 was flying the Rostov-on-Don–Kerch route with 14 passengers and a crew of 4 on board.
Yak-40CCCP-87772North CaucasusW/O
NovosibirskAn-2CCCP-79868West SiberiaW/OThe pilot intentionally crashed the aircraft into a building where his former wife —from whom he had divorced— lived.
Khoito-GolAn-2TCCCP-01226East SiberiaW/OCrashed in the Vostochnyy Sayan Mountains.
Tashkent AirportIl-18VCCCP-75575UzbekistanW/O/97Overran the runway on landing in bad weather.
MoscowTu-104BCCCP-42471NorthernW/O/72Crashed 29km (18miles) away from Sheremetyevo Airport amid inclement weather. Malfunction of the artificial horizon caused the pilots to become disorientated and exceed bank limits. Due to operate the Moscow–Leningrad route as Flight 2415.[12]
ArmavirYak-40CCCP-87756UkraineW/O/29Due to fog the crew performed a go-around at Mineralnye Vody. The crew considered diverting to Stavropol but were informed by ATC that visibility was just 300m (1,000feet) there (it was actually 700m (2,300feet) which would have allowed a safe landing). The crew attempted another landing but had to go-around again. The crew then diverted to Armavir, but the aircraft ran out of fuel on final approach and a forced landing was made in an orchard some 1745m (5,725feet) short of the runway. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Dnepropetrovsk–Mineralnye Vody passenger service as Flight 929.
ZaporozhyeYak-40CCCP-87638UkraineW/O/5Crashed during a training flight after stalling, 20km (10miles) northwest of Zaporozhye.
Ust-KutYak-40CCCP-88208East SiberiaW/O/7Before takeoff, the left altimeter was set incorrectly, causing the altimeter to show 100m (300feet) than the actual altitude. The crew also did not realize that the stabilizer was also set incorrectly. On takeoff the aircraft rotated quickly and became airborne too soon. The crew retracted the flaps at too low speed and also lowered the pitch angle for acceleration. The crew did not realize that the aircraft was too close to the ground, because of the altimeter. The aircraft, operating a Ust-Kut–Kirensk cargo service, struck trees, crashed and caught fire.
KievAn-24CCCP-46722UkraineW/O/55Flew below the glideslope amid reduced visibility on approach to Zhulyany Airport, eventually colliding with a concrete embankment. Was operating a domestic scheduled Chernovtsy–Kiev passenger service as Flight H-36.
Yuzhno-SakhalinskIl-14RRCCCP-61752Far EastW/O/10Deviated from the approach course to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport while operating a research flight and struck a mountain.
Alma-AtaTu-104ACCCP-42369Far EastW/O/96The aircraft was operating a scheduled domestic Khabarovsk–Novosibirsk–Dushanbe passenger service as Flight 3843 when an engine caught fire. While dumping fuel to make an emergency landing at Alma-Ata Airport, the fire reached the fuel tanks, which exploded; the aircraft crashed 3.5km (02.2miles) away from the airport.[13] [14]
Mineralnye VodyIl-18VCCCP-75520UzbekistanW/O/77Stalled following a missed approach procedure and crashed near Mineralnye Vody. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Tashkent-Yuzhniy Airport–Mineralnye Vody Airport passenger service as Flight 5003.[15]
UnknownAn-2TPCCCP-40572YakutW/OUnknownVeered off the runway, crashing into a building.
ForishAn-2RCCCP-09191UzbekistanW/O/2During crop-spraying the crew performed low altitude stunts. The aircraft stalled and crashed.
ZhdanovYak-40CCCP-87738UkraineW/O/27The starboard wing hit a pole while on final approach to Zhdanov Airport. The aircraft banked and struck the ground before it broke up and caught fire. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Dnepropetrovsk–Zhdanov passenger service as Flight H-925.
PenyokIl-14FKMCCCP-61675West SiberiaW/O/6Crashed into the ground, following the loss of rudder control. The aircraft was on a training flight.
TavdaAn-2CCCP-15925TyumenW/OUnknownMid-air collision.
An-2CCCP-44992UralW/O
Ayanka AirstripAn-2TCCCP-23716Far EastW/O/4En route to Tilichiki the aircraft caught fire due to a fuel leak. The crew was incapacitated and lost control. The aircraft crashed on a frozen lake in tundra 20km (10miles) southeast of Ayanka.
HavanaIl-62MCCCP-86614InternationalW/OStruck power lines on approach to José Martí International Airport, crashing and killing all but two of the 70 occupants of the aircraft, plus one more on the ground. The airplane was operating an international scheduled Moscow–Frankfurt–Lisbon–Havana passenger service as Flight 331.
BukharaAn-2RCCCP-55735UzbekistanW/OForce-landed due to a loss of engine power.
An-24RVCCCP-46847Kirovograd Flight SchoolW/O/7Descended gradually until it crashed into the Black Sea, probably because the pilot became distracted with nearby storm activity. The aircraft was on a training flight from Sukhumi to Kirovograd (now Kropyvnytskyi).
Helsinki AirportTu-134CCCP-65639NorthernW/OHijacked by two people demanding travel to Sweden. The aircraft diverted to Helsinki due to insufficient fuel, where the hijackers surrendered.
KhabarovskAn-2RCCCP-55723Far EastW/OCrashed. The aircraft was overloaded.
AlamedinAn-2RCCCP-15274KyrgyzstanW/OStruck an obstacle during a go-around following an aborted approach.
VitimAvia 14MCCCP-52096East SiberiaW/O/40Attempted a tailwind takeoff from Vitim Airport. The aircraft drifted off the runway, hit trees, stalled and crashed into a woodland. The aircraft was due to operate a domestic scheduled Vitim-Irkutsk passenger service as Flight B-2.
KungradAn-2RCCCP-44617UzbekistanW/OStruck an obstacle on takeoff, suffering substantial damage.
Barysh AirstripAn-2TPCCCP-29316PrivolzhskW/O/24The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Ulyanovsk–Nikolayevka passenger service. The pilot allowed 16 passengers on board for an unauthorized Barysh–Pavloka service. The overloaded aircraft failed to gain altitude on takeoff and struck trees 3km (02miles) past the runway, crashed and caught fire.
Ust-KuygaAn-26CCCP-26536YakutW/OHard landing.
OmolonAn-2TCCCP-01250MagadanW/OCrashed in poor weather.
JurbarkasAn-2CCCP-32032LithuaniaW/OThe collapse of the port main undercarriage upon crash landing led to an irreparable damage of the port wing.
Otrado-OlginskiAn-2RCCCP-32180North CaucasusW/O/2Crashed.
Samarkand RegionAn-2RCCCP-33254UzbekistanW/OThe crew mishandled the altitude compensator, causing the engine to quit. The aircraft force-landed and was written off.
SrednekolymskAn-2TCCCP-55625YakutW/OUnknownCrashed.
Cape ChelyuskinIl-14MCCCP-04195KrasnoyarskW/OUnknownCrashed after going off course on approach to Cape Chelyuskin Airport.
ChuyaAn-2RCCCP-70629East SiberiaW/OUnknown
Tarko-SaleAn-24RVCCCP-47695TyumenW/O/23Crashed and caught fire upon takeoff from Tarko-Sale Airport because of an incorrect position of the flaps. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Tarko-Sale–Surgut passenger service as Flight 134.
PodkopayevoAn-2TPCCCP-09696CentralW/OForce-landed due to loss of engine power, caused by fuel starvation.
UkhtaAn-2PCCCP-07471KomiW/OForce-landed following a loss of engine power.
EkimchanAn-2RCCCP-02708Far EastW/OCrashed. The aircraft was overloaded.
UnknownAn-12BPCCCP-11125YakutW/OA vessel containing acid broke in the cargo hold while the aircraft was being loaded at some previous time.
BudyonnovskAn-24BCCCP-46350UkraineW/OAt 6000m (20,000feet) both engines failed due to icing. The crew was able to lower the landing gear manually but were unable to deploy the flaps. A forced landing was carried out and the nosegear collapsed during landing after which the right wing hit a concrete pillar. The aircraft was operating a Dnepropetrovsk (now Dnipro)–Baikonur service. The accident occurred in 1977 or 1978, before 9 November 1978.
KrasnyAn-2TPCCCP-40570CentralW/OUnknownCollided with another An-2TP, tail number CCCP-40563, owing to air traffic controllers error. Landed safely, without any reported fatality on board. All occupants of CCCP-40563 perished in the accident.
NovosibirskTu-154ACCCP-85087West SiberiaW/OA fire that broke out in the passenger cabin engulfed the front part of the airframe. The aircraft was standing on the apron at Tolmachevo Airport. Rags, in combination with an unattended heater that had been left on, started the fire.
MuryukAn-2TCCCP-13716West SiberiaW/OLost speed on takeoff, stalled and crashed.
Aldan AirportYak-40CCCP-87911YakutW/O/17Stalled upon takeoff and crashed. Due to operate an Aldan–Irkutsk passenger service as Flight 401. The Yak-40's V2 speed was increased by 5km/h due to instability at low speeds.
UfaAn-2RCCCP-01367PrivolzhskW/OCrashed in poor weather.
AshgabatIl-18UnknownUnknownUnknownEn route to Mineralnye Vody, the aircraft was hijacked by a passenger who demanded to be flown to Iran. He threatened the crew with a pistol and grenade. The co-pilot was shot, after which security forces shot and killed the hijacker. The aircraft was able to return safely to Ashgabat. It was later revealed that the pistol was homemade with starter gun ammo and that the grenade was a wooden fake.
KarnaukhovskiyAn-2RCCCP-70493North CaucasusW/O/3The aircraft was crop-spraying for the "Bolshevik" collective farm. Three days later a drunk pilot took two passengers on a flight from Novaya Tsimlaya to the collective farm's airstrip, but the aircraft crashed in a field and caught fire.
MaksatihaTu-154BCCCP-85169AzerbaijanW/O/134Crash-landed 5.3km (03.3miles) from Maksatiha, Tver Oblast, following the stoppage of all three engines soon afterwards the flight engineer accidentally disconnected the automatic transferring of fuel to the sump tank. The aircraft was operating a Baku–Leningrad passenger service as Flight 6709.
PastavyAn-2PCCCP-35188BelarusW/O/5While on approach, the aircraft lost altitude and crashed into a road embankment near the airport.
UnknownAn-2RCCCP-02846YakutW/OUnknownDamaged beyond repair in an accident. No further details are available.
VladivostokAn-2RCCCP-09616Far EastW/OCrashed.
MakhachkalaAn-2TCCCP-79968North CaucasusW/OForce-landed following engine failure.
NukusAn-2TPCCCP-40545UzbekistanW/OCrashed.
YablunivkaAn-2RCCCP-35112UkraineW/O/2Lost altitude and crashed while crop-spraying. A first aid kit stored under the co-pilot's seat probably got stuck between the seat and steering column causing a loss of control of the stabilizer.
NovoaleksandrovskAn-2RCCCP-32079North CaucasusW/O/3While on a crop-spraying flight for the "Lenin" collective farm, the crew, who were drunk, performed stunts. The aircraft crashed in a field and caught fire.
Ulan-BatorAn-2RCCCP-07278KazakhstanW/OStruck terrain for reasons unknown.
TbilisiYak-40CCCP-87544PrivolzhskW/O/30Was operating a domestic scheduled Volgograd–Tbilisi passenger service. Experienced a hydraulic failure prior to land at Tbilisi Airport. The aircraft overran the runway following touchdown, hitting a concrete mast and breaking up in three.
SverdlovskYak-40CCCP-87437KazakhstanW/O/38Experienced the failure of the port engine shortly after take-off from Koltsovo Airport, owing to icing conditions. The aircraft lost height and crashed into a hill. Due to operate a domestic Sverdlovsk–Kostanay passenger service as Flight 1080.
MaryAn-2RCCCP-32515TurkmenistanW/OCrashed. The aircraft was overloaded.
LanovtsyAn-2RCCCP-32599UkraineW/O/2The pilots became distracted during a crop-spraying flight over hilly terrain and as a result the aircraft struck the slope of a hill.
NizhnevartovskAn-2PCCCP-02457West SiberiaW/OThe aircraft took off without having been completely cleared of snow and ice. Controlling the aircraft became difficult and the crew made a forced landing in swampy terrain. The aircraft then caught fire.
SivashAn-24BCCCP-46327North CaucasusW/O/26Crashed in the Gulf of Sivash after experiencing dual engine flameout due to icing conditions while en route at . The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Krasnodar-Simferopol passenger service as Flight 6515.
Makhachkala AirportAn-24BCCCP-46789North CaucasusW/OWhile operating a domestic scheduled Groznyy–Baku passenger service, a passenger attempted to hijack the aircraft to Turkey. Although the hijacker injured the flight engineer, he was killed himself when a bullet ricocheted off a cockpit door he was firing at. The aircraft was able to land safely at Makhachkala but was written off on 27 February 1979 after it apparently suffered some damage in the incident.
StockholmTu-154B-1CCCP-85286InternationalRepaired/74Overran the runway and crashed after the nose failed to lift up. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled Stockholm-Moscow passenger service as Flight 212.
UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownHijacking. The aircraft was covering the Krasnodar–Baku route.[16]
CherskiyAn-26CCCP-26547YakutW/O/7Lost control and crashed just after takeoff due to shifting cargo.
SamarkandAn-24BCCCP-46299UzbekistanW/O/5Crashed on approach to Samarkand Airport with only one engine working.
UnknownTu-154BCCCP-85131UkraineW/OWritten off following a mercury spill in the cargo hold. The aircraft was withdrawn from use and used in the shooting of a movie before it was moved to an aeronautical school in Kryvyi Rih.
Molodezhnaya StationIl-14FKMCCCP-04193CentralW/O/14Crashed on takeoff. At 70- the aircraft suddenly entered a left bank and descended until it struck a glacier. The aircraft was caught by windshear and a loss of control resulted. The aircraft was operating transportation flights for personnel of the 24th Soviet Antarctic expedition.
MinskAn-24BCCCP-46807UkraineW/O/14The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Kiev–Minsk passenger service as Flight 7502 when it crashed 5.3km (03.3miles) northwest of Minsk-1 Airport, on approach, after control was lost following the loss of longitudinal stability; the pilot had prematurely switched off the de-icing system and the aircraft encountered icing conditions along its flight path when it flew through clouds.
BelgorodL-410MCCCP-67210CentralW/O/3Crashed while operating a training flight.
UnknownAn-2TPCCCP-40594YakutW/OUnknownBroke through the icy surface of a lake and sank.
MoscowTu-104BCCCP-42444UkraineW/O/119A false fire alarm in one of the engines prompted the crew to fly the aircraft back to Vnukovo Airport. On approach to the airport in poor visibility, the airplane descended below the glideslope and one wing hit an electricity pylon, then contacted the top of a hill, and eventually crashed into a frozen field, where the airframe lost the wings and the cockpit. Cockpit- and wing-less, the fuselage slid for some over the snowy surface before coming to rest. Due to operate a domestic scheduled Moscow–Odessa passenger service.
ChardzouYak-40KCCCP-87930TurkmenistanW/O/34Entered the wake turbulence of a Mil Mi-6 and crashed at Chardzhou Airport.
LiepajaTu-134ACCCP-65031LatviaW/O/5The aircraft was operating the last leg of an Omsk–Gorkiy–Liepaja cargo service when it went off its extended centerline on approach to Liepaja Airport as it descended below the glideslope in poor visibility, crashing and catching fire after hitting trees.
BaykitAn-26CCCP-26569UralW/O/12The pilot allowed some passengers to travel to Baykit. While on approach to Baykit, ATC ordered the crew to carry out a missed approach because the runway was blocked. The pilot continued the approach and barely climbed until the aircraft struck a wooded hillside and crashed. The aircraft was operating a Yeniseisk–Baykit cargo service as Flight 37293.
SochiIl-18DCCCP-75414UralW/O/79Overran the runway and crashed at Sochi Airport after an aborted takeoff.
SvidovetsAn-2RCCCP-06330UkraineW/OCrashed. The aircraft was overloaded.
UfaTu-134ACCCP-65839MoldovaW/O/89Landed at Ufa Airport with its wheel brakes locked, veering off the runway and causing the fuel tank to rupture, subsequently catching fire. The aircraft was operating the first leg of a domestic scheduled Novosibirsk–Ufa–Chisinau passenger service.
TyumenTu-134ACCCP-65649TyumenW/OThe airplane experienced a tyre burst that ignited the hydraulic fluid upon touchdown at Tyumen Airport.
Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyAn-2TCCCP-44920Far EastW/O/1Stolen by a drunk pilot at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport. The plane stalled in a low altitude maneuver and crashed upside down.
Krasnaya PolyanaAn-2MCCCP-02330UkraineW/OUnknownCollided with a transmission tower while crop-spraying.
LeningradL-410MCCCP-67206CentralW/O/14While on approach to Rzhevka Airport the right engine failed. The propeller could not be feathered and the crew performed a go-around. The aircraft banked right, entered a spin and crashed in a forest short of and to the right of the runway and caught fire. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Smolensk–Velikiye Luki-Leningrad passenger service as Flight 1643.
DneprodzerzhinskTu-134AKCCCP-65735BelarusW/O/178Both aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision at an approximate altitude of 8400m (27,600feet). The Tu-134AK had departed from Donetsk Airport and was en route to Minsk as Flight 7880 with 84 occupants aboard – 77 passengers and a crew of 7 – while the other aircraft was operating the last leg of a domestic scheduled ChelyabinskVoronezh–Kishinev passenger service as Flight 7628 with 94 people on board – 88 passengers and six crewmembers – All occupants of both aircraft died.
Tu-134ACCCP-65816MoldovaW/O
YeniseyskAn-12TBCCCP-12963KrasnoyarskW/O/16The aircraft was en route from Norilsk to Krasnoyarsk on a cargo service when it crashed 18km (11miles) away from Yeniseysk following the flameout of all engines due to fuel contamination.
KirsanovTu-124VCCCP-45038PrivolzhskW/O/63The crew lost control of the aircraft due to an extension of the flaps while en route from Borispol Airport to Kazan Airport. The airplane subsequently entered a spinning dive, disintegrating at an altitude of 3000m (10,000feet) over Kirsanov because of the overstress the airframe underwent. It was operating a domestic scheduled Odessa–Kiev–Kazan passenger service as Flight 5484. Aeroflot withdrew the Tu-124 from service in the wake of this accident.
AmdermaAn-24BCCCP-46269ArkhangelskW/O/43The aircraft undershot the runway at Amderma Airport and crashed. On approach, the crew descended below the glidescope and the ground proximity warning system sounded, yet the crew continued to descend. The aircraft broke up after impact and the main wreckage came to rest 20–30 m from the Kara Sea. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Arkangelsk-Amderma service as Flight A-513.
Malyushin AirfieldAn-2RCCCP-56413BelarusW/OUnknownUnknown
UnknownAn-2RCCCP-70805YakutW/OUnknownCrashed in an open field and was consumed by fire.
LenskAn-2TPCCCP-32322YakutW/O/12The rear door opened during takeoff. Two passengers left their seats to close the door, causing the center of gravity to move past the rear limit. The nose pitched up; the aircraft stalled and struck the runway. The aircraft was due to operate a domestic passenger service.
Off DenmarkIl-14MCCCP-61683Moscow SPiMVLW/O/0Destroyed by a fire that erupted aboard the ship (MV Olyenok) the aircraft was being carried upon.
VologdaYak-40CCCP-87454LeningradW/O/5The aircraft was being ferried from Veliky Ustyug Airport to Vologda Airport as Flight 564 when it struck tree tops and crashed on approach to the airport of destination as it descended below the glideslope amid fog.

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  1. Flight safety 1977a safe year for scheduled passengers. Flight International. 21 January 1978. 182. 25 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104075831/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200122.html. 4 November 2016.
  2. Aeroflot flies blind. Flight International. 11 December 1976. 25 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306164316/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%202904.html. 6 March 2016.
  3. Commercial aircraft of the world – An-10A Ukraine. Flight International. 25 July 1958. 112. 25 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620125044/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1958/1958-1-%20-%200110.html. 20 June 2018.
  4. Accidents to public transport operator's aircraft – 1972Scheduled passenger flights. Flight International. 18 January 1973. 92. 11 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104075504/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%200146.html. 4 November 2016.
  5. 25 May 1972. Aircraft losses. Flight International. 748. 9 September 2011. An Aeroflot An-10 is reported to have crashed at Kharkov with the loss of all on board on May 18.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104204101/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%201322.html. 4 November 2016.
  6. ACCIDENTS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS' AIRCRAFT – 1972NON-SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHTS. Flight International. 18 January 1973. 92. 3 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402223125/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%200146.html. 2 April 2019.
  7. Aeroflot accident at Moscow. Flight International. 19 October 1972. 517. 3 September 2011. In what seems likely to be the world's worst aircraft accident, 168 passengers and eight crew were killed when an Il-62 of Aeroflot crashed on the approach to Moscow, Sheremetyevo, Airport on October 13. The aircraft was on a non-scheduled flight from Paris via Leningrad and it was reported to have crashed while making its approach in bad weather.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306083607/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1972/1972%20-%202755.html. 6 March 2016.
  8. Aeroflot crash at Amman. Flight International. 5 July 1973. 4. 3 September 2011. An Aeroflot Tu-134, CCCP 65668, crashed on take-off from Amman, Jordan, on June 30. The aircraft appeared to fail to get airborne and overran the runway by 500m before striking a house. Of the 77 passengers and crew, one passenger and one crew were killed; in addition seven people on the ground were killed. The aircraft was operating a scheduled service to Beirut; Reuter reported that the flight-data recorder was recovered on July 1.. dead.
  9. Public transport accidents . . 25 October 1973 . 688 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203032116/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%202645.html . 3 February 2016 . 26 July 2012 . An Aeroflot Tu-104 crashed on landing at Moscow Domodedovo on October 13. The aircraft was at the end of a flight from Tbilisi. The total number of people on board has not been announced, but there were 28 fatalities. . dead.
  10. Web site: ASN Accident description xx XXX 1974 Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-04342 . 26 July 2021 . 9 November 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051109151712/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19749999-1 . dead .
  11. The 1974 fatal accidents – FATAL ACCIDENTS: SCHEDULED PASSENGER SERVICES. Hugh Field. Flight International. 23 January 1975. 115. 21 September 2011. dead.
  12. Public-transport accidents. Flight International. 11 December 1976. 1694. 25 January 2012. dead.
  13. Airline accidents. Flight International. 12 February 1977. 332. 3 September 2011. The crash of an Aeroflot Tu-104 near Alma Ata is now believed to have happened on January 13. The aircraft is said to have been carrying between 90 and 96 passengers and crew, all of whom were killed. Witnesses have reported that the aircraft exploded at a height of 1,000ft while apparently orbiting to burn off fuel following an engine failure. The aircraft was flying from Khabarovsk to Doushanbe and had made a scheduled stop at Novosibirsk.. dead.
  14. Airline accidents. Flight International. 29 January 1977. 212. 3 September 2011. An Aeroflot Tu-104 is reported to have crashed near Alma Ata early in January, killing all 90 people on board. Engine failure is mentioned in reports reaching the West.. dead.
  15. Airline accidents. Flight International. 5 March 1977. 507. 3 September 2011. An Aeroflot Il-18 crashed on February 15 while on a scheduled flight from Tashkent to Mineralniye Vody. The airline says that there were fatalities but will reveal no further details of the accident.. dead.
  16. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident unknown registration unknown . 26 July 2021 . 12 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212010502/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19781130-1 . dead .