Tbilisi - Sukhumi

On September 22, 1993 at 06:30 PM, Tbilisi - Sukhumi experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-154, operated by ORBI Georgian Airways - ORBI Air Company, 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 airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

132 people were known to be on board, 108 fatalities were recorded, 24 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 81.8%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 120, passenger fatalities: 100, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. On final approach to Sukhumi-Babushara Airport, the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed near the runway threshold, bursting into flames. 24 people survived while 108 others were killed. All passengers were Georgian soldiers and policeman dispatched to Sukhumi.

Aircraft reference details include registration 4L-85163, MSN 76A163, year of manufacture 1976.