Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 29 June 1972
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-46652
Location: Astrakhanka district, Tselinograd region –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Right-hand rudder control cableRight-hand rudder control cable
Category: Accident
An An-2 aircraft, operated by Sovkhoz (state farm) ‘Pervomaiski’, experienced a loss of control during a crop-spray flight near Astrakhanka in the Tselinograd Region. The pilot initiated a right turn at low height, resulting in an impact with terrain and subsequent fire. Preliminary investigation suggests a possible cable failure in the right-hand rudder control system.An An-2 aircraft, operated by Sovkhoz (state farm) ‘Pervomaiski’, experienced a loss of control during a crop-spray flight near Astrakhanka in the Tselinograd Region. The pilot initiated a right turn at low height, resulting in an impact with terrain and subsequent fire. Preliminary investigation suggests a possible cable failure in the right-hand rudder control system.
Description
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) “Pervomaiski” in the Astrakhanka District of the Tselinograd Region. The pilot lost control while flying a right turn at low height. The aircraft impacted terrain and was consumed by fire. Probably the right-hand rudder control cable had broken in flight.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Cable failure in the right-hand rudder control system.Cable failure in the right-hand rudder control system.Share on:
