Tbilisi - Omsk

The four engine aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Tbilisi to Omsk, carrying three passengers, six crew members and a load of 10,400 kilos of various goods. On final approach to Omsk-Severnyy Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to bad weather conditions. On short final, the captain continued below the minimum descent altitude when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 2,130 meters short of runway threshold, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed by fire and all nine occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Tbilisi - Omsk

Aircraft

Antonov AN-12

Registration

CCCP-11795

MSN

8 9 007 04

Year of Manufacture

1968

Date

March 25, 1986 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Omsk-Severnyy Omsk oblast

Region

Asia • Russia

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On March 25, 1986 at 12:00 AM, Tbilisi - Omsk experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by MOM - Ministerstvo Obshego Mashinostroenia, with the event recorded near Omsk-Severnyy Omsk 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.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Tbilisi to Omsk, carrying three passengers, six crew members and a load of 10,400 kilos of various goods. On final approach to Omsk-Severnyy Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to bad weather conditions. On short final, the captain continued below the minimum descent altitude when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 2,130 meters short of runway threshold, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed by fire and all nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-11795, MSN 8 9 007 04, year of manufacture 1968.

Fatalities

Total

9

Crew

6

Passengers

3

Other

0

Crash Summary

The four engine aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Tbilisi to Omsk, carrying three passengers, six crew members and a load of 10,400 kilos of various goods. On final approach to Omsk-Severnyy Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to bad weather conditions. On short final, the captain continued below the minimum descent altitude when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 2,130 meters short of runway threshold, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed by fire and all nine occupants were killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

6

Passengers On Board

3

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 9

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Tbilisi - Omsk

Flight Type

Cargo

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Asia • Russia

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Antonov AN-12

Registration

CCCP-11795

MSN

8 9 007 04

Year of Manufacture

1968