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Soviet Air Forces accidents and incidents

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is Soviet Air Forces. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

9 records from 1944 to 1989, 9 of them fatal. Most often a Ilyushin IL-76; most often in Soviet Union.

Occurrences99 accidents · 0 incidents · 5 mapped
Fatal occurrences9Fatality total known for 9 of 9
Reported fatalities263Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1944–198915 Oct 1944 – 18 Oct 1989

By year

Soviet Air Forces: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19441 occurrences in 1944, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1989 (2).122
19501 occurrences in 1950, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1989 (2).119
19511 occurrences in 1951, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1989 (2).126
19681 occurrences in 1968, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1989 (2).12
19701 occurrences in 1970, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1989 (2).122
19811 occurrences in 1981, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1989 (2).137
19881 occurrences in 1988, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1989 (2).177
19892 occurrences in 1989, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1989 (2).258

Aircraft types

Soviet Air Forces: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Ilyushin IL-7622134
Lisunov LI-22241
Antonov AN-221122
Antonov AN-241137
Ilyushin IL-101126
Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-23111
Tupolev TU-161137

Countries

Soviet Air Forces: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 4 occurrences, 44.4% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.44.4%4115
UnknownUnknown: 3 occurrences, 33.3% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 4).33.3%3125
BelgiumBelgium: 1 occurrences, 11.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 4).11.1%11
GreenlandGreenland: 1 occurrences, 11.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Soviet Union, 4).11.1%122

Deadliest occurrences

Soviet Air Forces: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1988 Soviet Air Force Leninakan Il-76 crash11 Dec 19887715 km from Leninakan Airport1
1989 Soviet Air Force Caspian Sea Il-76 crash18 Oct 198957Caspian Sea, near Sumgait, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic1
Aeroflot Flight 81124 Aug 19813770 km (43.8 mls) E of Zavitinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)2
1951 mass crash of Ilyushin Il-10s near Kemlitz14 Apr 195126various locations near Kemlitz (Langengrassau, Sieb, Rosenthal, Wildau-Wentdorf, Rochauer Heide), German Democratic Republic1
1970 Atlantic Ocean Antonov An-22 crash18 Jul 197022Atlantic Ocean, South-East of Greenland1
Li-2 crash below Zadni Gerlach15 Oct 194422Zadni Gerlach1
1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash7 Jan 195019Koltsovo Airport, Sverdlovsk, USSR1
Death of Yuri Gagarin27 Mar 19682Near Novosyolovo, Soviet Union1
1989 Belgium MiG-23 crash4 Jul 19891Bellegem, Kortrijk, Belgium1

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  1. 1989 Soviet Air Force Caspian Sea Il-76 crash

    18 Oct 1989 · Caspian Sea, near Sumgait, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic · 57 fatal · not on the map

  2. 1989 Belgium MiG-23 crash

    4 Jul 1989 · Bellegem, Kortrijk, Belgium · 1 fatal

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  3. 1988 Soviet Air Force Leninakan Il-76 crash

    11 Dec 1988 · 15 km from Leninakan Airport · 77 fatal · not on the map

  4. Aeroflot Flight 811

    24 Aug 1981 · 70 km (43.8 mls) E of Zavitinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) · 37 fatal

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  5. 1970 Atlantic Ocean Antonov An-22 crash

    18 Jul 1970 · Atlantic Ocean, South-East of Greenland · 22 fatal · not on the map

  6. Death of Yuri Gagarin

    27 Mar 1968 · Near Novosyolovo, Soviet Union · 2 fatal

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  7. 1951 mass crash of Ilyushin Il-10s near Kemlitz

    14 Apr 1951 · various locations near Kemlitz (Langengrassau, Sieb, Rosenthal, Wildau-Wentdorf, Rochauer Heide), German Democratic Republic · 26 fatal

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  8. 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash

    7 Jan 1950 · Koltsovo Airport, Sverdlovsk, USSR · 19 fatal

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  9. Li-2 crash below Zadni Gerlach

    15 Oct 1944 · Zadni Gerlach · 22 fatal · not on the map