Sochi - Sukhumi

On September 21, 1993 at 04:25 PM, Sochi - Sukhumi experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-134, operated by Transair Georgia Airlines, with the event recorded near Sukhumi-Babushara Abkhazia.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

27 people were known to be on board, 27 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 22, passenger fatalities: 22, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Sochi to Sukhumi, carrying foreign and Russian journalists. On final approach to Babushara Airport, at a height of 300 metres, the aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air Strela missile and crashed in the bay of Sukhumi about 4 km offshore. All 27 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 4L-65893, MSN 53 40120, year of manufacture 1975.