Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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) show on map
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.

Fuentes:
» Air International
» Soviet Transports
Sample 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.
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