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Date Wednesday 22 September 1993
Time 18:30
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154B
Operator Orbi Georgian Airways
Registration 85163
MSN 76A163
Year of manufature 1976
Engines Kuznetsov NK-8-2U
Crew Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12
Passengers Fatalities: 100 / Occupants: 120
Total occupants Fatalities: 108 / Occupants: 132
Aircraft damage Destroyed, written off
Aircraft fate w/o
Location Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI)   Georgia
Phase Approach
Nature Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure Airport Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport (TBS/UGGG)
Destination Airport Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI/UGSS)
Narrative The aircraft was shot down by Abkhazian rebels after a flight from Tbilisi. The Tu-154 crashed onto the runway and caught fire.

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