Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 4 July 1974
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Komi Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-92836
Location: 17 km NW of Usinsk Airport –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft operated on an unauthorized flight from Usinsk at night with a sole pilot and an aircraft mechanic. The pilot exhibited signs of intoxication, leading to an uncontrolled flight path and collision with tree tops, resulting in a crash in a forest clearing.An aircraft operated on an unauthorized flight from Usinsk at night with a sole pilot and an aircraft mechanic. The pilot exhibited signs of intoxication, leading to an uncontrolled flight path and collision with tree tops, resulting in a crash in a forest clearing.
Description
The aircraft operated on an unauthorised flight from Usinsk at night with a sole pilot and an aircraft mechanic on board when the intoxicated pilot flew too low. The aircraft collided with tree tops and crashed in a forest clearing some 250 metres further. The pilot’s alcohol content of his blood was 3.4 .
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Intoxication of the pilot.Intoxication of the pilot.Share on:
