1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks
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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.[1] 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.
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1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks | |
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Part of War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) | |
Location | Sukhumi Babushara Airport, Georgia |
Coordinates | 42°51′29″N 041°07′41″E |
Date | 20–23 September 1993 |
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Quick Facts Occurrence, Date ...
Occurrence | |
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Date | 20–23 September 1993 |
Summary | Shoot down, destroyed on the ground |
Site | Georgia, Black Sea |
Total fatalities | 136 |
Total survivors | 29 |
First aircraft | |
The crashed aircraft in Aeroflot livery | |
Type | Tupolev Tu-134A-3 |
Operator | Transair Georgia |
Registration | 4L-65893 |
Flight origin | Sochi Airport |
Destination | Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport |
Passengers | 22 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 27 (all) |
Survivors | 0 |
Second aircraft | |
A Orbi Georgian Airways Tu-154B, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
Type | Tupolev Tu-154B |
Operator | Orbi Georgian Airways |
Registration | 4L-85163 |
Flight origin | Novo Alexeyevka Airport |
Destination | Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport |
Passengers | 120 |
Crew | 12 |
Fatalities | 108 |
Survivors | 24 |
Third aircraft | |
Type | Tupolev Tu-134A |
Operator | Transair Georgia |
Registration | CCCP-65001 |
Flight origin | Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport |
Destination | Novo Alexeyevka Airport |
Passengers | 24 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 1 |
Survivors | 29 |
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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.[1][2][3]