Narrative:
Passengers were boarding the aircraft when it was struck rockets fire by Abkhazian rebels from a BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher. The Tupolev caught fire and burned out.
» Scramble 172
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1993 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134A |
| Operator: | Transair Georgia |
| Registration: | CCCP-65001 |
| MSN: | 42235 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 30 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI) ( Georgia)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI/UGSS), Georgia |
| Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport (TBS/UGGG), Georgia |
Passengers were boarding the aircraft when it was struck rockets fire by Abkhazian rebels from a BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher. The Tupolev caught fire and burned out.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Scramble 172
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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 Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport to Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport as the crow flies is 340 km (213 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport to Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport as the crow flies is 340 km (213 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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