Tupolev TU-16 crash, Aug 24, 1981 (6 killed), Zavitinsk
Tupolev TU-16 accident on August 24, 1981 near Zavitinsk, Amur oblast, Russia with 6 fatalities. Cause: Poor organization and management of flights in...
- Date: August 24, 1981
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-16
- Location: Zavitinsk, Amur oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 6
- Cause: Poor organization and management of flights in the Zavitinsk area and non-compliance with published procedures. Lack of interaction, coordination and communication between civil and military air traffic controllers allowed the collision.
On 24 August 1981 a Tupolev Tu-16K military bomber collided in mid-air over Zavitinsky District, Amur Oblast, with Aeroflot An-24RV flight 811, a scheduled domestic flight from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to Blagoveshchensk. Both aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an uninhabited area about 70 km east of Zavitinsk. All six Tu-16 crew were killed.