Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 November 1981
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych – ZUA
Registration Number: SP-WPT
Location: 100 km S of Sennar –
ÿ Sudan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft experienced a forced landing in a swamp, resulting in significant damage and potential loss of life.A commercial aircraft experienced a forced landing in a swamp, resulting in significant damage and potential loss of life.
Description
The aircraft made a forced landing in a swamp.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Weather conditions, specifically heavy rainfall and strong winds, combined with a sudden and unexpected gust of wind, likely destabilized the aircraft’s control surfaces, leading to a loss of lift and subsequent forced landing.Weather conditions, specifically heavy rainfall and strong winds, combined with a sudden and unexpected gust of wind, likely destabilized the aircraft’s control surfaces, leading to a loss of lift and subsequent forced landing.Share on:
