On 20 July 1992, a Tupolev Tu-154B cargo plane crashed during takeoff from Tbilisi-Novo Alexeyevka Airport in Georgia.

The aircraft failed to become airborne and struck a residential area, killing all 24 on board and four more people on the ground.

An investigation revealed that the aircraft's cargo was improperly loaded and partially undocumented, causing it to become overloaded.

[3] Officials began suspecting the crash was due to overloading as the aircraft failed to lift off the ground.

The airport loading and balance controllers ceased operations for cargo flights while the warehouse company (Lasare) did not provide such services as they did not have relevant employees.