Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 27 June 1976
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-70481
Location: Amangeldy, Komsomolski district, Aktyubinsk region –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Aviation mechanic’s actions and the aircraft’s flight control systems.Aviation mechanic’s actions and the aircraft’s flight control systems.
Category: Accident
A catastrophic aircraft crash occurred during crop-spray operations in the Kustanai Region of Kazakhstan, resulting in the pilot’s death. An intoxicated aviation mechanic initiated two unauthorized flights, leading to the aircraft crashing during the second flight near the Tolybai River, resulting in an explosion.A catastrophic aircraft crash occurred during crop-spray operations in the Kustanai Region of Kazakhstan, resulting in the pilot’s death. An intoxicated aviation mechanic initiated two unauthorized flights, leading to the aircraft crashing during the second flight near the Tolybai River, resulting in an explosion.
Description
The aircraft crashed during crop-spraying operations for the Bestau sovkhoz (state farm) in the Kustanai Region of Kazakhstan when the intoxicated crew made an unauthorised flight to Amangeldy in the Komsomolski District of the Aktyubinsk Region. While the aircraft was parked there an intoxicated aviation mechanic took off twice and the aircraft crashed during the second flight on the banks of the river Tolybai and exploded, killing the pilot.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Intoxication of the aviation mechanic.Intoxication of the aviation mechanic.Share on:
