| 1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) | |
 Overview of Sukhumi Airport | |
| Location | Sukhumi Babushara Airport, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 42°51′29″N 041°07′41″E / 42.85806°N 41.12806°E |
| Date | 20–23 September 1993 |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20–23 September 1993 |
| Summary | Shoot down, destroyed on the ground |
| Site | Georgia, Black Sea |
| Total fatalities | 136 |
| Total survivors | 53 |
| 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 | |
 A Tupolev Tu-134A similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Type | Tupolev Tu-134A |
| Operator | Transair Georgia |
| Registration | 4L-65001 |
| Flight origin | Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport |
| Destination | Novo Alexeyevka Airport |
| Passengers | 24 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Survivors | 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.[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.
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]
- ^ a b Zhirokhov, Michael (21 January 2005). "Авиация в абхазском конфликте" [Aviation in the Abkhaz conflict] (in Russian). Corner of the sky. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Violations of the Laws of War and Russia's Role in the Conflict". Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Georgia air safety profile". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 27 October 2013.