Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 28 April 1970
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2SX
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Uzbekistan
Registration Number: CCCP-15935
Location: Mikhailov district, Ryazan region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems (specifically the left turn command and altitude control).Aircraft control systems (specifically the left turn command and altitude control).
Category: Accident
An Antonov 2SX aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a crop-spray mission when the pilot executed a steep left turn at a high altitude. The pilot?s maneuver to avoid a power line resulted in loss of altitude and subsequent crash into a field.An Antonov 2SX aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a crop-spray mission when the pilot executed a steep left turn at a high altitude. The pilot?s maneuver to avoid a power line resulted in loss of altitude and subsequent crash into a field.
Description
The Antonov 2SX operated on a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) “Nekrasovo” in the Mikhailov district of the Ryazan region when the pilot flew a steep left turn at a height of some 20-30 metres in order to avoid collision with a high-voltage power-line. The aircraft lost height and crashed in a field 340 metres from Natalinka, came to rest upside down and caught fire.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Steep left turn maneuver to avoid a high-voltage power line.Steep left turn maneuver to avoid a high-voltage power line.Share on:
