Incident Overview
Date: Friday 7 May 1982
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-02183
Location: ca 21 km N of Tashtagol –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: An-2 biplane aircraftAn-2 biplane aircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 biplane aircraft experienced a near-miss incident due to low-altitude, below-minimum weather conditions during an en route stop at Novokuznetsk. The aircraft deviated to the left of its planned flight path by 8 km and impacted a wooded slope of cloud-covered Mount Pustag at a height of 1,050 meters.An-2 biplane aircraft experienced a near-miss incident due to low-altitude, below-minimum weather conditions during an en route stop at Novokuznetsk. The aircraft deviated to the left of its planned flight path by 8 km and impacted a wooded slope of cloud-covered Mount Pustag at a height of 1,050 meters.
Description
The An-2 biplane operated on a flight from Kemerovo to Tashtagol with an en route stop at Novokuznetsk. During the last leg of the flight, below-minima weather conditions (low clouds and rain) were encountered. The airplane deviated to the left of the prescribed flight path by 8 km and impacted the wooded slope of cloud-covered Mount Pustag at a height of 1,050 metres.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1768, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1768, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Low-altitude, below-minimum weather conditions.Low-altitude, below-minimum weather conditions.Share on:
