Incident Overview
Date: Monday 15 July 1985
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Georgia
Registration Number: CCCP-55706
Location: Selitrennoye, Kharabali district, Astrakhan region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
An engine failure occurred during a crop-spray flight in the Kharabali district of the Astrakhan region, Russia, resulting in a left bank banking turn and collision with a building.An engine failure occurred during a crop-spray flight in the Kharabali district of the Astrakhan region, Russia, resulting in a left bank banking turn and collision with a building.
Description
The engine failed during a crop-spraying flight in the Kharabali district of the Astrakhan region in Russia. At that moment the airplane was in banking turn at a height of 60 meters. The aircraft lost height, banked to the left and collided with a building at Selitrennoye.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Engine failure during a high-banked turn.Engine failure during a high-banked turn.Share on:
