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Kuban Airlines Flight 5719

26 Dec 1993 · Shirak International Airport, Gyumri, Armenia

Antonov An-26b · Overloading leading to stall during attempted go-around

From Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport (KRR) to Shirak International Airport (LWN)

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Event

Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Accident
Event fatalities
35 · all aircraft and ground
Ground fatalities
Unknown
Occupants
36
Survivors
1
InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
1
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
Airline

Antonov An-26b

Aircraft type
Antonov AN-26
Category
Airplane · from aircraft type
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
RA-26141
Onboard fatalities
35
Route
From Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport (KRR)To Shirak International Airport (LWN)

Approximate · Coordinates from the Wikipedia article; not checked against an investigation report.

From the Wikipedia article

On 26 December 1993, Kuban Airlines Flight 5719, a scheduled international flight flying from Krasnodar International Airport, Russia, to Gyumri Shirak International Airport, Armenia, stalled and subsequently crashed whilst attempting a go-around on approach to the airport. Out of the 36 occupants on board, 35 were killed. The sole survivor was injured.

Accident

The aircraft was conducting flight GW-5719 from Krasnodar to Gyumri, transporting two cars, including a Lada Niva, and luggage. The flight was supposed to carry 6 passengers. However, the crew let 31 passengers board, contrary to the official flight manifest that listed 6 passengers. According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, the aircraft's weight exceeded its maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 2246 kg.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Kuban Airlines Flight 5719” (revision 1362256697, retrieved 2026-09-18) by its authors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Extracted as plain text: references, tables, images and some sections are left out. Read the article

Sources

Wikipedia article: Kuban Airlines Flight 5719
Article
Kuban Airlines Flight 5719
Revision
1362256697 · 2026-07-02 · retrieved 2026-09-18
Wikidata
Q19908903
Licence
Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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Wikipedia article "Kuban Airlines Flight 5719" (page 77415422, revision 1362256697)
Date
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Place and country
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Map position
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Aircraft, operator and route
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
Operation
flight number in the article title
Fatalities
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Ground fatalities
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Summary
Wikipedia infobox: summary
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  • Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.