Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 28 May 1968
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-45209
Location: 2 km NW of Slobodovka, Shevchenkovo district, Kharkov region –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and aerodynamic stability.Aircraft control systems and aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft crashed during a crop-spray flight from the Sovkhoz farm airstrip in Ukraine. The aircraft lost height while executing a steep left turn at low altitude, resulting in a crash in a field.An-2 aircraft crashed during a crop-spray flight from the Sovkhoz farm airstrip in Ukraine. The aircraft lost height while executing a steep left turn at low altitude, resulting in a crash in a field.
Description
The An-2 crashed while on a crop-spraying flight from the airstrip of the sovkhoz (state farm) “Udarna Pratsya”, Ukraine. The airplane lost height while flying a steep left turn at low height and crashed in a field.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1586https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1586Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a steep left turn at low altitude.Loss of control due to a steep left turn at low altitude.Share on:
