Tupolev TU-154 crash, Jul 20, 1992 (28 killed), Tbilisi-S...
Tupolev TU-154 accident on July 20, 1992 near Tbilisi-Shota-Rustaveli (ex Novo Alekseyevka), Tbilisi City District, Georgia with 28 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: July 20, 1992
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Tbilisi-Shota-Rustaveli (ex Novo Alekseyevka), Tbilisi City District, Georgia
- Fatalities: 28
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Overloading and a forward centre of gravity beyond limits, caused by ground staff loading undeclared cargo that the crew did not know about.
A Tu-154B cargo flight from Tbilisi failed to lift off properly: the nose rose but the main gear stayed on the ground. It overran the runway, struck the localizer antenna and crashed into a residential area, where it burned. The aircraft was overloaded with undeclared cargo and had its centre of gravity beyond the forward limit, and unticketed passengers were aboard.