Incident Overview
Date: Friday 24 June 1966
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Armenia
Registration Number: CCCP-01127
Location: Arteni, Talin district –
ÿ Armenia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft structureAircraft structure
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft collided with a high-voltage power line near the Arteni railway station in Armenia, resulting in a crash.An-2 aircraft collided with a high-voltage power line near the Arteni railway station in Armenia, resulting in a crash.
Description
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) “Arteni” in the Talin district of Armenia when it collided with a high-voltage power-line 400 metres north of Arteni railway station and crashed 85 metres further on.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
High-voltage power line strike.High-voltage power line strike.Share on:
