Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 May 1967
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-05604
Location: 21 km SW of Alexeyevka –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a flight deviation due to below-minimum weather conditions, resulting in an impact with Mount Aina-Sulak. The aircraft deviated from its planned flight path by six kilometers.An-2 aircraft experienced a flight deviation due to below-minimum weather conditions, resulting in an impact with Mount Aina-Sulak. The aircraft deviated from its planned flight path by six kilometers.
Description
The An-2 operated on a flight from Ust-Kamenogorsk Airport to Alexeyevka when it encountered below-minima weather conditions with low clouds and rain. The aircraft entered clouds and deviated from the prescribed flight path by 6 km. It impacted the steep slope of Mount Aina-Sulak (1121 metres) at a height of 970 metres.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1554http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1554Primary Cause
Below-minimum weather conditions and deviation from the prescribed flight path.Below-minimum weather conditions and deviation from the prescribed flight path.Share on:
