Yugavia

PZL-Mielec AN-2

The single engine airplane was completing a flight from Ventsy (krai of Krasnodar) to Maykop, carrying two pilots and one mechanic. On approach to Maykop Airport, the crew encountered below minima weather conditions with clouds down to 100 metres and a visibility of 1 km. The crew was unable to establish a visual contact with the runway and when ATC suggested the crew to return to Ventsy, the crew said he was short of fuel. Shortly later, the engine failed; the aircraft lost height and crashed in an open field located 3 km from the airport, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed.

Antonov AN-24

The approach to Krasnodar-Pashkovsky Airport was completed by night and heavy rain falls. The aircraft landed hard, bounced several times and eventually landed on its nose, causing the nose gear to be partially torn off. It slid on runway for few dozen metres and came to rest. All 20 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

PZL-Mielec AN-2

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a crop-spraying flight in Leninsky, district of Timashevsk. En route, the engine lost power then failed. The pilot reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing when the right wing struck trees, causing the aircraft to crash. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Yakovlev Yak-40

The descent to Makhachkala was started in poor weather conditions. While over mountainous terrain, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when, at an altitude of 550 metres and at a speed of 366 km/h, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Kukurtbash (980 metres high) located 23 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 51 occupants were killed.

PZL-Mielec AN-2

While on a crop spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) of "Zavyety Lenina" located in the Mikhailovka district of the Volgograd region, the intoxicated pilot encountered engine problems. At low height, the aircraft banked right to an angle of 45° then crashed in a field located 6 km south of Sukhov 2-I. All three occupants, the pilot and two local farmers, were killed.