CCCP-69336

On June 15, 1983 at 12:00 AM, CCCP-69336 experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-8, operated by MOM - Ministerstvo Obshego Mashinostroenia, with the event recorded near Kharkiv Kharkiv oblast.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Kharkiv, the crew informed ATC that the left engine caught fire and was cleared to divert to the Sokolnikovo Airfield deserving Factory #135 near Kharkiv. On approach, the left engine exploded and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in a wasteland near the airport. The aircraft belly landed and slid for few dozen meters before coming to rest in flames. All seven occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-69336, MSN 9340310, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.9886°, 36.2613°.