1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks

Part of the War in Abkhazia April 2026 1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks Sukhumi Babushara Airport, Georgia 42 51 29 N 041 07 41 E type:airport inline,title 20–23 September 1993 War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Babushera UGSS SUI airport.jpg Overview of Sukhumi Airport 1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks 20–23 September 1993 Shoot down, destroyed on the ground Georgia, Black Sea 136 53 Tupolev Tu-134A-3, Aeroflot AN1089509.jpg CCCP-65893, the Tupolev Tu-134A-3 involved in the accident, while still in service with Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134A-3 Transair Georgia CCCP-65893 Sochi Airport Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport 27 22 5 27 0 Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154B CCCP-85163 at Moscow-Vnukovo Airport, 8 July 1992.jpg CCCP-85163, the Tupolev Tu-154B involved in the accident, while still in service with Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154B Orbi Georgian Airways CCCP-85163 Novo Alexeyevka Airport Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport 132 120 12 108 24 Tupolev Tu-134A-3, Greenair AN0201777.jpg A Tupolev Tu-134A similar to the accident aircraft Tupolev Tu-134A Transair Georgia CCCP 65001 Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport Novo Alexeyevka Airport 30 24 6 1 29 From 20 to 23 September 1993, during the Sukhumi massacre, separatists in Sukhumi, Abkhazia blocked Georgian troops' overland supply routes as part of the war in Abkhazia.Zhirokhov Michael 2005-01-21 Авиация в абхазском конфликте Aviation in the Abkhaz conflict https://www.airwar.ru/history/locwar/xussr/abhazia/abhazia.html 2013-10-27 Corner of the sky ru In response, the Georgian government used Sukhumi Babushara Airport to ferry supplies to troops stationed in Sukhumi. Abkhaz forces attacked the airport in an attempt to further block the supply routes. During the siege of the airport, five civilian airliners belonging to Transair Georgia and Orbi Georgian Airways were hit by missiles allegedly fired by separatists in Sukhumi. Over 130 people died in the attacks.https://www.hrw.org/reports/1995/Georgia2.htm Violations of the Laws of War and Russia's Role in the Conflict en 2013-10-27Ranter Harro Georgia air safety profile http://aviation-safety.net/database/country/country.php?id=4L 2013-10-27 Aviation Safety Network Flight Safety Foundation 20 September Two Orbi Georgian Airways' Tupolev Tu-134As (65808 and 65809) were destroyed by Abkhaz small arms fire or missiles with no casualties.Ranter Harro Aircraft accident Tupolev 134A 65809 Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI) http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930920-0 2013-10-27 Aviation Safety Network Flight Safety Foundation 21 September A Transair Тu-134А-3 (built in 1975 with registration 65893 and factory number 5340120) was flying to Sukhumi from Sochi International Airport. The crew consisted of captain Geras Georgievich Tabuev, first officer Otar Grigorievich Shengelia, navigator Sergey Alexandrovich Shah, flight engineer Vladimir Vasilievich Nazarko, as well as two flight attendants; Ketevan Shalvovna Kvaratsheliya and Olga Mikhailovna Morgunova. Тhe 22 passengers were mainly journalists. At 16:25, at an altitude of 980 ft m, the aircraft was hit on approach to Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport by a Strela 2 surface-to-air missile. The missile had been fired from an Abkhaz boat commanded by Toriy Achba. The plane crashed into the Black Sea, killing all five crew members and 22 passengers. Other sources reported 28 people on board (six crew members and 22 passengers).Ад в раю. Часть 4. Последний штурм Сухуми. Хроника Hell in paradise. Part 4. The last assault on Sukhumi. Chronicle https://artofwar.ru/s/suhumi_m_m/ad_v_rau040.shtml 2013-10-27 ArtOfWar ruPassenger plane shot down, intense fighting in western Georgia - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/09/21/Passenger-plane-shot-down-intense-fighting-in-western-Georgia/5800748584000/ 2026-07-23 UPI en 22 September An Orbi Georgian Airways Tu-154B aircraft (built in 1976 with registration 85163 and factory number 76А163) flying from Tbilisi and carrying civilians and internal security forces was on approach to Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport when it was struck by a surface-to-air missile, fired from a patrol boat by Abkhaz soldier Bulat Amayev. The plane crash-landed on the airstrip; the ensuing fire killed 108 of the 132 passengers and crew,Последний день Сухуми 15 April 1993 The last day of Sukhumi https://cyxymu.livejournal.com/16011.html?thread=457611 2013-10-27 ru1993-09-24 Катастрофа Ту-154 в Сухуми Катастрофа Ту-154 в Сухуми https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/60372 2020-09-28 www.kommersant.ru ru making the incident the deadliest aviation disaster to occur in Georgia.Ranter Harro Aircraft accident Tupolev 154B 85163 Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI) http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930922-1 2013-10-27 Aviation Safety Network Flight Safety Foundation Georgian media claimed that the flight was carrying refugees, but there was no evidence supporting these claims.2012-02-26 Абхазы сбивают самолёт с грузинскими беженцами Abkhazians shoot down a plane with Georgian refugees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHtj1BOZzHU https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/PHtj1BOZzHU 2021-12-12 live 2014-09-16 YouTube ru2014-07-01 Был Сбит Гражданский самолёт с Грузинскими Беженцами на борту пытавшимися улететь из Сухуми A civilian plane with Georgian Refugees on board was shot down while trying to fly from Sukhumi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT2ofPOXs-s https://web.archive.org/web/20230909043513/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT2ofPOXs-s dead 9 September 2023 2014-09-16 YouTube ru Another Tu-154 was attacked later in the evening, but landed safely.1993-09-24 Катастрофа Ту-154 в Сухуми. Ракетные атаки на Сухумский аэропорт продолжаются Accident of Tu-154 at Sukhumi. Missile attacks on Sukhumi airport continue Kommersant https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/60391 2013-10-27 ru 23 September Passengers were boarding a Transair Tu-134A (built in 1975 with registration CCCP-65001 and factory number 42235) at Sukhumi when it was struck by rockets from an Abkhaz BM-21 Grad rocket launcher. It caught fire and burned, leaving one crew member dead. The aircraft was due to operate a Sukhumi-Tbilisi service. On the same day, an ORBI Tu-154 (registration 85359) was reportedly destroyed by mortar or artillery fire.Ranter Harro Aircraft accident Tupolev 154B-2 85359 Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI) http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930923-0 2013-10-27 Aviation Safety Network Flight Safety Foundation References Category:1993 disasters in Georgia (country) Category:1993 in Abkhazia Category:1993 in Georgia (country) Category:20th-century aircraft shootdown incidents Category:Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Tupolev Tu-134 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Tupolev Tu-154 Category:Airliner shootdown incidents Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1993 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Georgia (country) Category:September 1993 in Asia Category:Transair Georgia accidents and incidents Category:War crimes