| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1993 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154B |
| Owner/operator: | Orbi Georgian Airways |
| Registration: | 85163 |
| MSN: | 76A163 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 108 / Occupants: 132 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI) -
 Georgia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport (TBS/UGGG) |
| Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI/UGSS) |
The aircraft was shot down by Abkhazian rebels after a flight from Tbilisi. The Tu-154 crashed onto the runway and caught fire.
Sources:
Air International
Soviet Transports
Location
Images:
photo (c) Giorgi Jakhaia; Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI); 22 September 1993
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