Uzbekistan Airways - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

According to Aviation Safety Network, the airline experienced 8 accident/incident events throughout its history, totalling 54 reported fatalities; only those involving fatalities and hull-losses are listed below.

Date Location Aircraft Tail number Fate Fatalities Description of the event Refs
01995-06-1717 June 1995 Nukus An-2R UK-33058 W/O Unknown Crashed 43 km (27 mi) away from the city under undisclosed circumstances.
01999-08-2626 August 1999 Turtkul Yak-40 UK-87848 W/O 70002000000000000002/33 The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled Tashkent–Turtkul passenger service when struck power lines, gear-up, after a second go-around at Turtkul Airport. It belly landed, and slid for some 130 m (430 ft), before coming to rest close to an embankment.
02004-01-1313 January 2004 Tashkent Yak-40 UK-87985 W/O 700137000000000000037/37 The airplane was completing a domestic scheduled Termez–Tashkent passenger service as Flight 1154 when it landed more than 250 m (820 ft) past the runway threshold at Tashkent Airport. The aircraft continued its run, the right wing struck a concrete building, moments later the left wing was lost, and hit a concrete wall that caused the airframe to break up, eventually coming to rest into a ditch and catching fire.
02006-10-1919 October 2006 Aranchi An-2TP UK-70152 W/O 700115000000000000015/15 Crashed amid bad weather, on approach to the Aranchi airfield, while operating a military training flight.
02009-08-01August 2009 Zarafshan An-24RV UK-46658 W/O 50000000000000000000 Premature retraction of the undercarriage during the takeoff run at Zarafshan Airport.

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