Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 5 September 1965
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-98320
Location: 20 km S of Loukhi –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemAircraft Control System
Category: Accident
An An-2 aircraft operated on a positioning flight from an unnamed lake 60 km south of Loukhi to Loukhi. The captain descended steeply over lake Keret’, resulting in a crash into the lake, nosed over, and sinking to a depth of 4 metres. The captain drowned, and the injured second pilot was rescued by a boat.An An-2 aircraft operated on a positioning flight from an unnamed lake 60 km south of Loukhi to Loukhi. The captain descended steeply over lake Keret’, resulting in a crash into the lake, nosed over, and sinking to a depth of 4 metres. The captain drowned, and the injured second pilot was rescued by a boat.
Description
The An-2 operated on a positioning flight from an unnamed lake 60 km south of Loukhi to Loukhi when the intoxicated captain descended steeply over lake Keret’. The second pilot tried to recover but the aircraft crashed into the lake, nosed over and sank to a depth of 4 metres. The captain drowned while the injured second pilot was rescued by a boat.
Source of Information
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