 A Tupolev Tu-154B, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 July 1991 |
| Summary | Crashed during takeoff |
| Site | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Total fatalities | 28 |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154M |
| Operator | Transair Georgia or Tbilisi Aviation Enterprise |
| Registration | USSR-85222 |
| Flight origin | Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport, Georgia |
| Destination | Mineralnye Vody Airport, Russia |
| Occupants | 24 |
| Passengers | 16 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 4 |
On 20 July 1992, a Tupolev Tu-154B cargo plane crashed during takeoff from Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport in Georgia. The aircraft failed to become airborne and struck a residential area, killing all 24 on board and four more people on the ground. An investigation revealed that the aircraft's cargo was improperly loaded and partially undocumented, causing it to become overloaded.
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