Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 2 March 1966
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-79860
Location: 16 km W of Golubichnoye, Khabarovsk region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An An-2 aircraft crashed during a training flight from Khabarovsk-Maly, resulting in the deaths of both pilots.An An-2 aircraft crashed during a training flight from Khabarovsk-Maly, resulting in the deaths of both pilots.
Description
The An-2 operated on a training flight from Khabarovsk-Maly when it crashed, killing both pilots killed. The reason for the accident could not be established. Either a fire had erupted in-flight or the crew had lost spatial orientation in a snow-flurry.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Fire erupted in-flight or loss of spatial orientation due to a snow-flurry.Fire erupted in-flight or loss of spatial orientation due to a snow-flurry.Share on:
