Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 5 July 1969
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-09168
Location: near Udokan range, Aldan district, Yakutiya –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The entire Antonov 2 aircraft, including its wings, fuselage, and tail.The entire Antonov 2 aircraft, including its wings, fuselage, and tail.
Category: Accident
On July 16, 1969, an Antonov 2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic impact with a mountain on the Udokan range during an en route stop from Tynda to Chara. The impact resulted in significant wreckage.On July 16, 1969, an Antonov 2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic impact with a mountain on the Udokan range during an en route stop from Tynda to Chara. The impact resulted in significant wreckage.
Description
The Antonov 2 operated on a flight from Tynda to Chara with an en route stop at Ust’-Nyukzha. On the final leg of the flight, it encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds and rain. At that time it was flying along the valley of the river Khani. The An-2 impacted the side of a mountain of the Udokan range at 1,800 metres. The wreckage was found on 16 July 1969.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1612https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1612Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions, specifically low clouds and rain, caused by the encounter with the valley of the Khani river.Poor weather conditions, specifically low clouds and rain, caused by the encounter with the valley of the Khani river.Share on:
