Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 July 1964
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-09242
Location: 1 km SW of Urtazym –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a loss of altitude during a crop-spray flight due to pilot distraction caused by listening to weather forecast on the radio. The pilots’ inattention resulted in an impact on a hill.An-2 aircraft experienced a loss of altitude during a crop-spray flight due to pilot distraction caused by listening to weather forecast on the radio. The pilots’ inattention resulted in an impact on a hill.
Description
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the “Zauralny” sovkhoz (state farm) in the Kvarkeno district of the Orenburg region when the inexperienced pilots got distracted from aviating because he was listening to the weather forecast on the radio and writing it down. The aircraft continually lost height and eventually impacted a hill.
Source of Information
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Pilot distraction due to listening to weather forecast on the radio.Pilot distraction due to listening to weather forecast on the radio.Share on:
