26 Mar Boeing 707-323C – 4K-401 After takeoff from Urumqi, China, the left main lading gear failed to retract. The crew decided to continue the flight to their home ba... Continue reading
26 Mar Tupolev Tu-134B-3 – 4K-65703 Azerbaijan Airlines flight 56, a Tupolev Tu-134, crashed following an engine failure after takeoff from Nakhichevan Airport, Azerbaijan... Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-12B – RA-11337 The four-engined Antonov cargo plane flying from Yerevan to Turkmanbashi at 9100 m, had to divert to Baku due to fuel shortage. Approac... Continue reading
26 Mar Yakovlev Yak-40 – The Yakovlev 40 was hit by anti-aircraft fire shortly after takeoff. One engine failed and a fire started in the rear of the plane. A s... Continue reading
26 Mar Yakovlev Yak-40 – CCCP-87453 The Yakovlev Yak-40 struck a cloud covered hill at an altitude of 2520 m, during the approach to Stepanakert Airport, Azerbaijan. The a... Continue reading
26 Mar Ilyushin Il-76MD – CCCP-76569 The Ilyushin took off from an airport in Azerbaijan carrying paratroopers. Shortly after takeoff the no. 1 engine caught fire. The crew... Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-12BP – CCCP-11229 The An-12 transport plane was being refueled at Kirovabad at night when it was hit by a Sukhoi Su-24 jet which was taking off from a ta... Continue reading
26 Mar Tupolev Tu-134 – A male passenger attempted to hijack an Aeroflot Tu-134 flight en route from Astrakhan to Baku in the Soviet Union. Upon arrival in Bak... Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-2R – CCCP-70563 The engine failed during a crop-spraying flight. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair in the subsequent forced landing. Continue reading
26 Mar Antonov An-8 – The Antonov An-8 was en route when a part of the left flap broke off. The aircraft rotated around the longitudinal axis and the nose dr... Continue reading