Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 20 June 1976
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-70819
Location: Engels district, Saratov region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An An-2 aircraft experienced an altitude loss while banking during a crop spraying flight for Sovkhoz (state farm) No. 592. It impacted a field.An An-2 aircraft experienced an altitude loss while banking during a crop spraying flight for Sovkhoz (state farm) No. 592. It impacted a field.
Description
The aircraft lost altitude while in a banking attitude during a crop spraying flight for sovkhoz (state farm) No. 592. The An-2 impacted a field.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of altitude during banking while in a crop spraying flight.Loss of altitude during banking while in a crop spraying flight.Share on:
