Narrative:
The aircraft was shot down by Abkhazian rebels after a flight from Tbilisi. The Tu-154 crashed onto the runway and caught fire.
Loss of control
» Soviet Transports
accident date: 22-09-1993
type: Tupolev Tu-154B
registration: 85163
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1993 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154B |
| Operator: | Orbi Georgian Airways |
| Registration: | 85163 |
| MSN: | 76A163 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Engines: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 100 / Occupants: 120 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 108 / Occupants: 132 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI) ( Georgia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport (TBS/UGGG), Georgia |
| Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI/UGSS), Georgia |
The aircraft was shot down by Abkhazian rebels after a flight from Tbilisi. The Tu-154 crashed onto the runway and caught fire.
Classification:
Shot down from the groundLoss of control
Sources:
» Air International» Soviet Transports
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accident date: 22-09-1993
type: Tupolev Tu-154B
registration: 85163
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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).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport to Sukhumi-Babusheri 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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