This list of accidents and incidents on airliners in Russia summarises airline accidents that occurred within Russia, including the modern Russian Federation, and the Russian SFSR under the Soviet Union.
This list is a subset of the list of accidents and incidents involving airliners by location; it is also available:
grouped by year as List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft grouped by airline in alphabetical order
1950s
21 April 1951 – an Aeroflot Antonov An-2 disappeared over the Aradan Ridge with 4 crew on board. It was not found until 2009. 17 November 1951 – an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-12 stalled and crashed from takeoff of Novosibirsk Severny Airport, killing all 23 on board. 30 April 1953 – Aeroflot Flight 35, an Ilyushin Il-12 operated by Vnukovo Airlines, ditched into the Volga River following bird strikes. 1 person drowned while awaiting rescue. 27 September 1954 – Aeroflot Flight 10, an Il-12, crashed on approach to Severny Airport, killing all 29 on board 9 December 1956 – an Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 crashed near Anadyr, killing all 12 on board. 14 June 1957 – LOT Polish Airlines Flight 232, an Ilyushin Il-14, crashed on approach to Vnukovo Airport, killing 9 of the 13 on board. 18 December 1957 – Aeroflot Flight 10, an Il-12, suffered a rudder failure and crashed near Birobidzhan, killing all 27 on board. 15 August 1958 – Aeroflot Flight 04, a Tupolev Tu-104, stalled and crashed in the Khabarovsky District following an engine flameout. All 64 on board were killed. 17 October 1958 – an Aeroflot Tu-104 lost control and crashed near Kanash, killing all 80 on board. 23 October 1959 – Aeroflot Flight 200, an Il-14, crashed at Vnukovo Airport, killing 28 of the 29 on board.
1960s
26 September 1960 – Austrian Airlines Flight 901, a Vickers Viscount, smashed to the ground near Trukovo short of the runway on 26 September 1960, killing 31 people. 16 March 1961 – Aeroflot Flight 068, a Tupolev Tu-104, crashed during an emergency landing at Koltsovo International Airport following an engine failure, killing 5 on board and 2 on the ground. 22 June 1961 – an Aeroflot Il-18 made a forced landing in an oat field near Bogoroditsk following an engine fire. There were no casualties. 17 December 1961 – Aeroflot Flight 245, an Il-18, lost control and crashed east of Chebotovka after the pilots accidentally extended the flaps at cruising altitude. All 59 on board were killed. 30 June 1962 – Aeroflot Flight 902, a Tu-104, crashed in the Beryozovsky District, killing all 84 on board. Official reports stated the aircraft stalled, but others believed the aircraft was mistakenly shot down. 3 September 1962 – Aeroflot Flight 03, a Tu-104, crashed in the Nanaysky District, killing all 86 on board. 18 September 1962 – Aeroflot Flight 213, an Il-14, crashed shortly after takeoff from Chersky Airport, killing all 32 on board. 4 April 1963 – Aeroflot Flight 25, an Il-18, crashed in Rybnaya Sloboda killing all 67 on board. 13 July 1963 – Aeroflot Flight 012, a Tu-134, crashed near Irkutsk, killing 33. 21 August 1963 – Aeroflot Flight 366, a Tu-124, ditched in the Neva River following fuel exhaustion. None of the 52 on board were killed. 2 September 1964 – Aeroflot Flight 721, an Il-18, crashed on approach to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport, killing 87. 7 March 1965 – Aeroflot Flight 542, a Lisunov Li-2, crashed in the Yermakovsky District following a structural failure in severe turbulence. All 31 on board were killed. 8 March 1965 – Aeroflot Flight 513, a Tu-124, stalled and crashed on takeoff from Kuibyshev Airport, killing 30. 11 November 1965 – Aeroflot Flight 99, a Tu-124, crashed on approach to Murmansk Airport killing 32. 17 February 1966 – Aeroflot Flight 065, a Tu-114, struck plowed snow on takeoff at Sheremetyevo International Airport and crashed, killing 21. 14 January 1967 – Aeroflot Flight 5003, an An-12, suffered an in-flight fire and crashed near Tolmachevo Airport, Ob, killing all 6 on board. 16 November 1967 – Aeroflot Flight 2230, an Il-18, suffered an engine failure and fire and crashed after takeoff from Koltsovo Airport. All 107 on board were killed. 6 January 1968 – Aeroflot Flight 1668, an An-24, crashed shortly after takeoff from Olyokminsk Airport, killing all 45 on board. 29 February 1968 – Aeroflot Flight 15, an Il-18, crashed in the Chunsky District, killing 83 of the 84 on board. 1 July 1968 – Seaboard World Airlines Flight 253A, a DC-8, unintentionally violated Soviet airspace and was forced to land at the Kuril Islands, where all on board were detained for 2 days. 23 June 1969 – the Yukhnov mid-air collision occurred when Aeroflot Flight 831, an Ilyushin Il-14, collided in mid-air with a Soviet Air Force Antonov An-12, killing all 120 on both aircraft. 26 August 1969 – an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-18 made an inadvertent belly landing at Vnukovo Airport. The aircraft caught fire, and 16 were killed.
1970s
1 April 1970 – Aeroflot Flight 1661, an An-24, collided with a weather balloon after departing from Ob Tolmachevo Airport. All 45 on board were killed. 22 January 1971 – an Aeroflot Antonov An-12 crashed into the ground short of the runway of Surgut International Airport. All 14 on board died. Icing was blamed. 31 January 1971 – an Aeroflot Antonov An-12 carrying one passenger and 6 crew crashed short of the runway of Surgut International Airport. All 7 died. Icing was blamed. 25 July 1971 – Aeroflot Flight 1912, a Tu-104, crashed on landing at Irkutsk Airport, killing 97. 10 October 1971 – Aeroflot Flight 773, a Tu-104, was destroyed by a bomb above the Naro-Fominsky District, killing all 25 on board. 1 December 1971 – Aeroflot Flight 2174, an An-24, lost control and crashed on approach to Saratov Airport, killing all 57 on board. 31 August 1972 – Aeroflot Flight 558, an Il-18, suffered an in-flight fire caused by explosives in passenger baggage. All 102 on board were killed. 1 October 1972 – Aeroflot Flight 1036, an Il-18, crashed into the Black Sea after departing from Sochi International Airport, killing all 109 people on board. 13 October 1972 – Aeroflot Flight 217, an Ilyushin Il-62 crashed outside of Moscow, killing all 174 on board. 28 November 1972 – Japan Air Lines Flight 446, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, stalled and crashed after taking off from Sheremetyevo International Airport. 62 people were killed. 21 January 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 6263, an An-24, lost control and crashed in the Bolshesosnovsky District, killing all 39 on board. Signs of a missile strike were found, but no cause was officially determined. 3 March 1973 – Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 307, an Il-18, crashed on final approach to Sheremetyevo International Airport due to icing, killing all 25 on board. 18 May 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 109, a Tu-104, was hijacked and subsequently bombed above Russia, killing all 81 on board. 30 September 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 3932, a Tu-104, crashed approximately five miles from Koltsovo Airport. The pilots suffered spatial disorientation after an instrument failure. All 108 people on board were killed. 13 October 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 964, a Tu-104, spun and crashed into a field 16 km north-west of Domodedovo Airport. The pilots suffered spatial disorientation after an instrument failure. All 108 people on board were killed. All 122 people on board were killed. 2 November 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 19, a Yak-40, was hijacked and diverted to Vnukovo Airport. The aircraft was stormed and 2 hijackers were killed. 16 December 1973 – Aeroflot Flight 2022, a Tu-124, suffered an elevator malfunction and crashed on approach to Moscow, killing all 51 on board. 27 April 1974 – an Aeroflot Il-18 suffered an uncontained engine failure and crashed near Pulkovo Airport, killing all 109 on board. 3 January 1976 – Aeroflot Flight 2003, a Tu-124, dived and crashed into a house in Moscow, killing 62 people including 1 on the ground. 6 March 1976 – Aeroflot Flight 909, an Il-18, lost control and crashed near Voronezh following an electrical failure. All 111 on board were killed as well as 7 on the ground. 9 September 1976 – the Anapa mid-air collision occurred when an Aeroflot Antonov An-24 collided in mid-air with an Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 over Anapa, Krasnodar Krai. The impact severed the tail on both planes. Both planes then broke up in mid-air and crashed into the Black Sea, killing all 70 on both aircraft. 28 November 1976 – Aeroflot Flight 2415, a Tu-104, crashed near Moscow after an instrument failure lead to spatial disorientation. All 73 on board were killed. 15 February 1977 – Aeroflot Flight 5003, an Il-18, stalled and crashed on a go-around at Mineralnye Vody Airport, killing 77. 20 April 1978 – Korean Air Lines Flight 902, a Boeing 707, was shot down by Soviet Union Air Defence after the flight violating the Soviet Union airspace. It then crashed and skidded along the frozen Korpijärvi lake, killing 2 passengers out of 109 passengers and crews on board. 19 May 1978 – Aeroflot Flight 6709, a Tu-154, crashed near Maksatikha following fuel exhaustion, killing 4. 23 May 1978 – an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-144 on a test flight crash landed in a field near Yegoryevsk following an in-flight fire, killing 2 of the 8 crew on board. 7 October 1978 – Aeroflot Flight 1080, a Yakovlev Yak-40, was taking off from Yekaterinburg when all three engines of malfunctioned. While the crew were attempting to turn the aircraft back to the airport, the aircraft crashed into terrain, killing all 38 people on board. Investigators blamed the crew, the ATC worker, the overloaded state of the aircraft, and the weather conditions. 17 March 1979 – Aeroflot Flight 1691, a Tupolev Tu-104B, was taking off when a false fire alarm sounded. Unaware that it was false, the pilots attempted to return to Moscow Vnukovo Airport but crashed short of the runway, killing 58 people.
1980s
7 February 1981 – an Aeroflot Tu-104A crashed when the cargo hold suddenly shifted on takeoff from Pushkin Airport. The plane banked to the right and crashed in upside-down condition, killing all 51 people on board. The uneven distribution of the passengers in their seats was also found and concluded as one of its primary factors of the cause of the accident. 14 June 1981 – Aeroflot Flight 498, an Ilyushin Il-14, crashed into mountainous terrain near Ust-Barguzin, killing 48 people. 24 August 1981 – Aeroflot Flight 811, an Antonov An-24RV, was taking off from Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport when a Tupovlev Tu-16K collided with the aircraft. 37 were killed, with the only survivor being a passenger on the Antonov. 18 September 1981 – the Zheleznogorsk mid-air collision occurred when an Aeroflot Yak-40 collided with an Aeroflot Mil Mi-8 helicopter east of Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky Airport, killing all 40 on board both aircraft. 17 November 1981 – Aeroflot Flight 3603, a Tu-154B-2, was on approach to Norilsk Airport when it descended below the glide slope aggravated with an excessive vertical speed. It then crashed ahead of the runway, killing 99 people. 6 July 1982 – Aeroflot Flight 411, an Il-62, stalled crashed on takeoff from Sheremetyevo Airport killing all 90 on board. 24 December 1983 – Aeroflot Flight 601, an Antonov An-24RV, banked left excessively and crashed while on approach Leshukonskoye Airport, killing 44 people. 11 October 1984 – Aeroflot Flight 3352, a Tu-154, crashed into maintenance vehicles upon landing at Omsk Airport, killing 174 on the aircraft and four more in the vehicles. The air traffic controller had fallen asleep on duty, heavily contributing to the error. 23 December 1984 – Aeroflot Flight 3519, a Tupolev Tu-154B-2, suffered an uncontained engine failure. The crews attempted an emergency landing in Krasnoyarsk, but the aircraft banked to the right and crashed. 110 out of the 111 on board were killed.