Kuban Airlines Flight 5719

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On 26 December 1993, Kuban Airlines Flight 5719, operating an international scheduled route from Krasnodar International Airport, Russia, to Gyumri Shirak International Airport, Armenia, experienced a stall and crashed while executing a go-around maneuver during its approach. Of the 36 people on board, only one survived, sustaining injuries.

Aircraft

The aircraft bore the original registration CCCP-26141 (serial number 12903, manufacturing number 129–03) and was constructed in 1983. Initially delivered to the Ministry of Civil Aviation of the USSR, it was transferred on April 14 to the North Caucasus Civil Aviation Directorate. On December 15 of the same year, it was temporarily reassigned to the Far Eastern Directorate before returning to the North Caucasus Directorate on June 16, 1984. In 1993, the plane was re-registered as RA-26141 and commenced operations under Kuban Airlines.

Accident

Flight GW-5719 was en route from Krasnodar to Gyumri, carrying two vehicles—one being a Lada Niva—along with baggage. Although the official manifest listed only six passengers, the crew permitted boarding of 31 individuals. Reports from Komsomolskaya Pravda indicate that this led to the aircraft exceeding its certified maximum takeoff weight of 2,246 kilograms (4,952 lb).

See also

• Sakha Avia Flight 301 — An aviation tragedy that took place four months prior.
• 1993 in aviation