Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 June 1970
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: MOM NIITP
Registration Number: CCCP-93925
Location: Bolshaya Indra Lake Airstrip –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (particularly the wings and tail)Aircraft structure (particularly the wings and tail)
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft crashed due to a combination of factors, including exceeding maximum takeoff weight, an intoxicated captain and passenger, and stalling at a high altitude. The aircraft experienced a stall, resulting in a crash and subsequent fire.An-2 aircraft crashed due to a combination of factors, including exceeding maximum takeoff weight, an intoxicated captain and passenger, and stalling at a high altitude. The aircraft experienced a stall, resulting in a crash and subsequent fire.
Description
The An-2 operated on a flight from the airstrip at Bolshaya Indra Lake to Verkhnyaya Salda. The maximum takeoff weight was exceeded by 170 kg and the centre of gravity was too far aft. An intoxicated captain and an intoxicated passenger were at the controls at the time of the crash. The 2nd pilot was in the passenger cabin. The aircraft stalled at a height of some 15 metres, crashed, and caught fire.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1621https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1621Primary Cause
Intoxication of the pilot and passenger.Intoxication of the pilot and passenger.Share on:
