Incident Overview
Date: Monday 29 November 1971
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Latvia
Registration Number: CCCP-32207
Location: 3 km N of Aloja Airstrip –
ÿ Latvia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control systemAircraft control system
Category: Accident
An An-2 aircraft, operating a crop-spray mission after sunset, experienced an unauthorized maneuver resulting in a crash approximately 3 kilometers north of its landing site.An An-2 aircraft, operating a crop-spray mission after sunset, experienced an unauthorized maneuver resulting in a crash approximately 3 kilometers north of its landing site.
Description
The An-2 was on a crop-spraying flight from the airstrip at Aloja after sunset when the pilot performed unauthorised manoeuvres at low height and the aircraft crashed 3 km north of the airstrip.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Unauthorised low-altitude maneuvers.Unauthorised low-altitude maneuvers.Share on:
