Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 25 January 1964
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-13651
Location: 18 km SW of Kenkiyak –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled descent due to below-minimum weather conditions, resulting in a significant impact at a high altitude.An-2 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled descent due to below-minimum weather conditions, resulting in a significant impact at a high altitude.
Description
The An-2 operated on a flight from Baiganin to Aktyubinsk with an en route stop at Kenkiyak. The crew encountered below-minima weather conditions with low clouds and fog. Descent was commenced prematurely and the aircraft impacted a 288 m high hill, 15 m below the top.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Below-minimum weather conditions, specifically low clouds and fog, led to premature descent.Below-minimum weather conditions, specifically low clouds and fog, led to premature descent.Share on:
