Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 25 November 1969
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-44995
Location: 6,4 km N of Mukachevo –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the wing and fuselage)Aircraft structure (specifically the wing and fuselage)
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a severe weather event during an en-route stop near Irshava, resulting in impact with a mountain slope. The deviation from the planned flight path was triggered by low-altitude clouds, leading to a significant descent and impact.An-2 aircraft experienced a severe weather event during an en-route stop near Irshava, resulting in impact with a mountain slope. The deviation from the planned flight path was triggered by low-altitude clouds, leading to a significant descent and impact.
Description
The An-2 operated on a flight from Uzhgorod to Bushtyna with an en route stop at Irshava. En route to Irshava the aircraft encountered below-minima weather conditions due to the presence of low clouds over the mountains. The flight crew deviated from the prescribed flight path to the left. The aircraft entered clouds and impacted the side of a mountain slope at a height of 420 metres into the slope near Mukachevo.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Low-altitude cloud cover significantly reduced visibility and created severe turbulence, leading to a deviation from the planned flight path.Low-altitude cloud cover significantly reduced visibility and created severe turbulence, leading to a deviation from the planned flight path.Share on:
