Fatal Training Flight Crash at Panevėžys-Pajuostis AFB (CCCP-86021)

Incident Overview and Flight Profile A crew was conducting a local training flight at Panevėžys-Pajuostis AFB that included touch-and-go maneuvers. Fourteen minutes into the mission, the crew completed a touch-and-go and began a climb. At an altitude of 230 feet, the aircraft entered clouds and control was lost. The aircraft then assumed a nose-down attitude and descended at a rate of 7,800 feet per minute. It struck the ground at a speed of 275 knots in a wooded area located 3.7 kilometers from the airbase. The aircraft disintegrated on impact, and all eight crew members were killed. All four engines were turning at full power at the time of impact.