Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 March 1973
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Tyumen Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-01262
Location: 57 km W of Kondinskoye –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft with an intoxicated pilot and passenger operated a positioning flight, resulting in a ground impact in a snow-covered swampy terrain south-east of Lake Khattavtur. The incident occurred due to the pilot’s intoxication.An-2 aircraft with an intoxicated pilot and passenger operated a positioning flight, resulting in a ground impact in a snow-covered swampy terrain south-east of Lake Khattavtur. The incident occurred due to the pilot’s intoxication.
Description
The An-2 operated a positioning flight from Elushkino to Kondinskoye with an intoxicated pilot at the controls and an intoxicated passenger, the director of Kondinskoye Airport, in the seat of the second pilot. The aircraft dived into the ground in snow-covered swampy terrain south-east of Lake Khattavtur, 57 km west of Kondinskoye.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
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