Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 July 1974
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Sasovo FS
Registration Number: CCCP-35029
Location: Pitelino, Rjazan region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Elevator trim tabElevator trim tab
Category: Accident
A severe elevator trim tab deflection caused a complete upward tilt, resulting in a spin and subsequent impact with a collective farm field.A severe elevator trim tab deflection caused a complete upward tilt, resulting in a spin and subsequent impact with a collective farm field.
Description
The elevator trim tab deflected fully upward, causing severe control problems. The airplane went into a spin and struck the ground on a collective farm field.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=313https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=313Primary Cause
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