Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 June 1973
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-09228
Location: 45 km S of Abakan –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control system, including flight controls and potentially the aircraft’s attitude indicators.Aircraft control system, including flight controls and potentially the aircraft’s attitude indicators.
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a downward spiral while flying a turn at a height of approximately 15-20 meters during a crop-spray mission. The aircraft impacted a field.An-2 aircraft experienced a downward spiral while flying a turn at a height of approximately 15-20 meters during a crop-spray mission. The aircraft impacted a field.
Description
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) “Rossiya” in the Altai district of Khakasiya when the aircraft entered a downward spiral while flying a turn at a height of some 15-20 metres. The aircraft impacted a field.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Possible loss of control due to a combination of factors, potentially including a sudden change in wind conditions or a miscalculation of the turn angle.Possible loss of control due to a combination of factors, potentially including a sudden change in wind conditions or a miscalculation of the turn angle.Share on:
