Incident Overview
Date: Monday 21 September 1970
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-02195
Location: 10 km SSW of Bulbukhta –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An An-2 cargo aircraft experienced a severe incident due to below-minimum weather conditions, resulting in fire and subsequent loss of both pilots and a passenger. The aircraft entered a mountainous slope and subsequently burned out.An An-2 cargo aircraft experienced a severe incident due to below-minimum weather conditions, resulting in fire and subsequent loss of both pilots and a passenger. The aircraft entered a mountainous slope and subsequently burned out.
Description
The An-2 operated on a cargo flight from Perevoz to Bulbukhta with supplies for the Dalne-Taiginski priisk mine when it encountered below-minima weather conditions with snowfall and poor visibility. The aircraft entered clouds and flew into the rocky slope of a mountain at a height of 1,400 metres, 39 metres below the top. The aircraft caught fire and burnt out. Both pilots were injured and the sole passenger was killed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Below-minimum weather conditions (snowfall and poor visibility) combined with mountainous terrain.Below-minimum weather conditions (snowfall and poor visibility) combined with mountainous terrain.Share on:
