Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 31 August 1963
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2T
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Armenia
Registration Number: CCCP-01154
Location: near Kapan –
ÿ Armenia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
A An-2 aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during a flight from Kapan to Yerevan. Due to a deviation from the planned flight path, it entered a gorge near Kafan and subsequently collided with tree tops at a considerable height. The aircraft subsequently lost speed, resulting in a crash on a mountain slope, causing fire and subsequent burning out.A An-2 aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during a flight from Kapan to Yerevan. Due to a deviation from the planned flight path, it entered a gorge near Kafan and subsequently collided with tree tops at a considerable height. The aircraft subsequently lost speed, resulting in a crash on a mountain slope, causing fire and subsequent burning out.
Description
on the leg from Kapan to Goris of a flight from Kapan to Yerevan when flew too low, While on a flight from Kafan to Goris, the An-2 deviated from the prescribed flight path by 5.5 km. It entered a gorge near Kafan and was forced to make a climbing turn to get out again. The aircraft lost speed and collided with tree tops at a height of 1,250 metres. It came down on a mountain slope, caught fire and burnt out.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=2848http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=2848Primary Cause
Deviation from planned flight path and loss of altitude.Deviation from planned flight path and loss of altitude.Share on:
