Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 21 July 1965
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-01201
Location: near Gorny –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a flight deviation due to below-minimum weather conditions, resulting in a touchdown on tree tops at a significant altitude on a mountain slope.An-2 aircraft experienced a flight deviation due to below-minimum weather conditions, resulting in a touchdown on tree tops at a significant altitude on a mountain slope.
Description
The An-2 operated on a flight from Poliny Osipenko to Khabarovsk. While on the leg from Briakan to Komsomol’sk-na-Amure, the flight encountered below-minima weather conditions. The crew deviated from the prescribed flight path to the right by 17 km and entered clouds. The airplane touched tree tops on the slope of a mountain at a height of about 600 metres.
Source of Information
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Below-minimum weather conditions induced a flight deviation.Below-minimum weather conditions induced a flight deviation.Share on:
