Kuban Airlines Flight 5719
_AN1044379.jpg) An Antonov An-26b of Kuban Airlines, similar to the one involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 December 1993 |
| Summary | Overloading leading to stall during attempted go-around |
| Site | Shirak International Airport, Gyumri, Armenia 40°44′21″N 43°51′13″E / 40.739167°N 43.853611°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-26b |
| Operator | Kuban Airlines |
| Registration | RA-26141 |
| Flight origin | Pashkovsky, Krasnodar, Russia |
| Destination | Leniankan, Gyumri, Armenia |
| Occupants | 36 |
| Passengers | 31 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 35 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
Kuban Airlines Flight 5719 experienced an aviation accident. It involved an Antonov An-26b aircraft flown by Russian airline Kuban Airlines, on December 26, 1993. The plane was landing at Shirak International Airport in Gyumri, Armenia, killing 35 people. It was the largest aviation disaster in Armenia since 1991.
Aircraft
[edit]The plane had initial registration number CCCP-26141 (serial number — 12903, manufacturing number — 129–03). It was manufactured in 1983. The liner was delivered to the Ministry of Civil Aviation of the USSR, which transferred it on April 14 to the North Caucasus Civil Aviation Directorate. On December 15, the aircraft was temporarily assigned to the Far Eastern Directorate, but returned to the North Caucasus on June 16, 1984. In 1993, the aircraft received a new registration number, RA-26141, AND began to be operated by Kuban Airlines.[1]
Accident
[edit]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.[2][3] According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, the aircraft's weight exceeded it's maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 2,246 kilograms (4,952 lb).[2]
See also
[edit]- Sakha Avia Flight 301 — A similar disaster that occurred 4 months earlier.
- 1993 in aviation
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "An-26B c/n 12903". Soviet Transport Database. Dutch Aviation Society. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ a b Soroka, Evgeniya (26 December 2021). "Уцелел лишь один пассажир: что стало с выжившим в крупнейшей авиационной катастрофе в Армении после распада СССР" [Only one passenger survived: what happened to the survivor of the largest air crash in Armenia since the collapse of the USSR]. Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Babayan, Mamikon (4 March 2024). "3 самые жуткие авиакатастрофы в небе над Арменией" [3 Most Horrific Air Crashes in the Skies of Armenia]. Vestnik Kavkaza (in Russian). Retrieved 21 February 2025.