Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise

Tupolev TU-154

The aircraft departed Anapa Airport at 1505LT and climbed to the assigned altitude of 11,700 metres. Due to the presence of stormy weather ahead, the crew was cleared to modify his route and changed heading to avoid the thunderstorm area with CB's up to 15 km. The aircraft encountered severe turbulences and climbed from 11,961 metres to 12,794 metres within 10 seconds, reaching a super critical angle of attack of 46° with a speed dropping from 350 km/h to zero, causing all three engines to stop. The crew was able to send a brief message then the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent in a flat spin. At an altitude of 3,300 metres, the crew informed ATC that control was totally lost. The aircraft crashed in a prairie located near Novgorodskoye, about 45 km northwest of Donetsk. It was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire, and all 170 occupants were killed.

Ilyushin II-86

The aircraft was leaving Moscow on a ferry flight to St Petersburg following a charter flight from Sochi. On board were 16 crew members, among them 10 employees of the company. Two seconds after takeoff from runway 07L, while climbing to a height of about 200 metres, the stabilizers trimmed to the full up position of 12°. The aircraft nosed up and reached a super critical angle of attack. The crew attempted to regain control by pushing the control column forward but the aircraft stalled and crashed in a huge explosion about 700 metres past the runway end. Two stewardesses were injured while 14 other occupants were killed.

Antonov AN-12

The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from St Petersburg to Nalcik with an intermediate stop in Volgograd, carrying seven passengers, six crew members and a load of 12,5 tons of coins minted in St Petersburg. On final approach, at a distance of 8 km from the airport, at a speed of 260 km/h, flaps were selected down to an angle of 35°. Thirty seconds later, the aircraft started to pitch up and down then nosed up to an angle of 15°. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed at a speed of 414 km/h in a nose down angle of 55° in an open field located 4,5 km short of runway threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 13 occupants were killed.