Tbilisi - Mineralnye Vody

On July 20, 1992 at 12:00 AM, Tbilisi - Mineralnye Vody experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-154, operated by Transair Georgia Airlines, with the event recorded near Tbilisi-Shota-Rustaveli (ex Novo Alekseyevka) Tbilisi City District.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city crash site.

24 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 116.7%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 16, other fatalities: 4.

The listed crash cause is other causes. During the takeoff roll on runway 31R at Tbilisi-Novo Alekseyevka Airport, after V1 speed, the pilot-in-command started the rotation. The nose gear lifted off and the aircraft nosed up to an angle of 6-7°. Both main landing gear failed to lift off and the aircraft continued to roll until the end of the runway. It overran, rolled 490 metres, struck the localizer antenna, continued for 190 metres and eventually crashed in a residential area, bursting into flames. The aircraft as well as nine houses were totally destroyed. All 24 occupants as well as four people on the ground were killed, 10 others were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 85222, MSN 77A222, year of manufacture 1977.