Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 3 May 1981
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Azerbaijan
Registration Number: CCCP-70836
Location: near Voskhod, Krasnodar region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemAircraft Control System
Category: Accident
During a crop-spray operation, an An-2 biplane crashed in a forest belt due to a lost control situation. Two unauthorized individuals were on board, and the pilot lacked experience and necessary permits for agricultural operations.During a crop-spray operation, an An-2 biplane crashed in a forest belt due to a lost control situation. Two unauthorized individuals were on board, and the pilot lacked experience and necessary permits for agricultural operations.
Description
The An-2 biplane crashed during an unauthorised flight during crop-spraying operations for the sovkhoz (state farm) “Runo” in the Novopokrovskaya district of the Krasnodar region when the pilot flew lost control in a steep left turn at a height of some 20-25 metres. The airplane crashed in a forest belt. An investigation revealed there were two unauthorized persons on board. Also, the pilot had little experience in agricultural operations and lacked permits to conduct these flights.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1766, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1766, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of control during a steep left turn at a high altitude.Loss of control during a steep left turn at a high altitude.Share on:
