Criminal Occurrence description
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| Date: | 21 SEP 1993 |
| Type: | Tupolev 134A |
| Operator: | Transair Georgia |
| Registration: | 65893 |
| C/n / msn: | 5340120 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sukhumi (Georgia) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Adler/Sochi Airport (AER/URSS), Russia |
| Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI/UGSS), Georgia |
The Tupolev was fired at with a heat seeking missile by Abkhazi separatist forces, using a patrol boat. The aircraft lost control and crashed into the sea from a height of 300m.
Sources:
» Soviet Transports
» Air International
» Scramble 176
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Adler/Sochi Airport (AER/URSS) to Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI/UGSS) as the crow flies is 113 km (71 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
Distance from Adler/Sochi Airport (AER/URSS) to Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI/UGSS) as the crow flies is 113 km (71 miles).
