Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 26 June 1990
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-19730
Location: 15 km E of Shurma, Urzhum district –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft operating en route from Malmyzh to Kirov experienced a crash due to a loss of speed and maneuvering during low-altitude flight maneuvers over a group of trees. The pilot engaged in intoxicated maneuvers, resulting in a crash in a forest. A fire subsequently erupted.An-2 aircraft operating en route from Malmyzh to Kirov experienced a crash due to a loss of speed and maneuvering during low-altitude flight maneuvers over a group of trees. The pilot engaged in intoxicated maneuvers, resulting in a crash in a forest. A fire subsequently erupted.
Description
The An-2 operated on a positioning flight from Malmyzh to Kirov with an en route stop at Kaksinvai. The aircraft was returning from crop-spraying operations at Malmyzh. En route the pilot engaged in low altitude flight manoeuvres. While ‘hopping’ over a group of trees the aircraft lost speed, yawed, and crashed in a forest. A fire erupted. It appeared the pilots were intoxicated.
Source of Information
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