Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 24 July 1963
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2T
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-43833
Location: Karaganda Airport (KGF) –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Aircraft wingsAircraft wings
Category: Accident
A highly intoxicated former pilot entered an aircraft awaiting crew and passengers on the apron at Karaganda. He initiated unauthorized maneuvers, resulting in the aircraft sliding across the apron and colliding with a Lenin monument. Subsequent fire caused significant damage, including fuselage consumption and a collapse of the aircraft.A highly intoxicated former pilot entered an aircraft awaiting crew and passengers on the apron at Karaganda. He initiated unauthorized maneuvers, resulting in the aircraft sliding across the apron and colliding with a Lenin monument. Subsequent fire caused significant damage, including fuselage consumption and a collapse of the aircraft.
Description
An intoxicated former pilot entered the aircraft which was waiting on the apron at Karaganda for crew and passengers, took off and performed unauthorised manoeuvres at low height. The left wing contacted the apron three minutes after take-off and the aircraft slid across the apron, destroying the Lenin monument next to the terminal building and came to rest upside-down. A post-impact fire erupted, which consumed the fuselage.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Impaired piloting and unauthorized maneuvers.Impaired piloting and unauthorized maneuvers.Share on:
