Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 30 March 1969
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-29390
Location: 1,5 km from Sergeyevka, Priluki district, Chernigov region –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a positioning flight due to severe weather conditions, resulting in loss of control and impact in a snow-covered field.An-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a positioning flight due to severe weather conditions, resulting in loss of control and impact in a snow-covered field.
Description
Tha An-2 operated on a positioning flight from Priluki to Sergeyevka for crop-spraying operations. En route the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and fog. They lost orientation and the airplane crashed in a snow-covered field near Sergeyevka airstrip.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1603, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1603, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Poor weather conditions, specifically low clouds and fog, caused disorientation and loss of control of the An-2 aircraft.Poor weather conditions, specifically low clouds and fog, caused disorientation and loss of control of the An-2 aircraft.Share on:
