Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 July 1992
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Chimkent Aviation Enterprise
Registration Number: CCCP-40237
Location: Sosnovyy, Kostanay region –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems (e.g., flight controls, navigation systems).Aircraft control systems (e.g., flight controls, navigation systems).
Category: Accident
A crew operating under the influence of alcohol experienced a significant loss of control during an aerial application flight, resulting in a collision with the ground.A crew operating under the influence of alcohol experienced a significant loss of control during an aerial application flight, resulting in a collision with the ground.
Description
The crew, being in strong alcoholic intoxication, took off for an aerial application flight. During the approach to the area, the aircraft collided with the ground with increasing roll.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1402https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1402Primary Cause
Alcohol intoxication impaired the crew’s situational awareness and reaction time, leading to loss of control and subsequent collision.Alcohol intoxication impaired the crew’s situational awareness and reaction time, leading to loss of control and subsequent collision.Share on:
