Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 19 May 1968
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-45228
Location: near Tenginskaya, Ust’-Labinsk district of the Krasnodar region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Airplane aircraftAirplane aircraft
Category: Accident
A crop-spray aircraft, belonging to the Kolkhoz (collective farm) Pobeda, crashed in a field near Ust’-Labinsk in the Krasnodar region of Russia. The aircraft lost altitude during a steep turn at low altitude, resulting in a crash.A crop-spray aircraft, belonging to the Kolkhoz (collective farm) Pobeda, crashed in a field near Ust’-Labinsk in the Krasnodar region of Russia. The aircraft lost altitude during a steep turn at low altitude, resulting in a crash.
Description
Crashed while on a crop-spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) “Pobeda” in the Ust’-Labinsk district of the Krasnodar region in Russia. The airplane lost height while flying a steep turn at low altitude. It crashed in a field, caught fire and burnt out.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1579https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1579Primary Cause
Loss of altitude during a steep turn at low altitude.Loss of altitude during a steep turn at low altitude.Share on:
