| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 22 SEP 1993 |
| Hora: | 18:30 |
| Tipo: | Tupolev 154B |
| Operador: | Transair Georgia |
| Registración: | 85163 |
| Numéro de série: | 76A-163 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1976 |
| Motores: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 12 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 100 / Ocupantes: 120 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 108 / Ocupantes: 132 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI) (Georgia)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport (TBS/UGGG), Georgia |
| Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI/UGSS), Georgia |
Descripción:The aircraft was shot down by Abkhazian rebels after a flight from Tbilisi. The Tu-154 crashed onto the runway and caught fire.
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Soviet TransportsSample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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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 Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport to Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport as the crow flies is 340 km (213 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.