Seshcha - Seshcha

On December 22, 1976 at 12:00 AM, Seshcha - Seshcha experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-22, operated by Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP, with the event recorded near Seshcha AFB Bryansk oblast.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was conducting a test flight out from Seshcha AFB, Bryansk oblast. While cruising at an altitude of 6,000 metres, the crew initiated a turn with max rudder deflection when the airplane adopted a high angle of attack and control was lost. The airplane entered a dive, partially disintegrated in the air and eventually crashed in a field located about 20 km from the airbase. All seven crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-09318, MSN 03340501, year of manufacture 1973.