Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 17 October 1978
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-32599
Location: 1,5 km SW of Lanovtsy –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and flight stability systems.Aircraft control systems and flight stability systems.
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft operating on a crop-spray flight experienced a minor impact with a gentle slope of a hill in the Lovantsy district of the Ternopol region, Ukraine. The pilots were distracted while flying at low altitude.An-2 aircraft operating on a crop-spray flight experienced a minor impact with a gentle slope of a hill in the Lovantsy district of the Ternopol region, Ukraine. The pilots were distracted while flying at low altitude.
Description
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight in the Lanovtsy district of the Ternopol region in Ukraine when the pilots got distracted from aviating while flying very low over hilly terrain. The aircraft impacted the gentle slope of a hill.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Distracted piloting due to a lack of focus on maintaining safe flight parameters.Distracted piloting due to a lack of focus on maintaining safe flight parameters.Share on:
