Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 January 1964
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-23740
Location: 2,2 km from Batagay Airport –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Antonov An-2 biplaneAntonov An-2 biplane
Category: Accident
An Antonov An-2 biplane crashed during a nighttime training flight near Batagay Airport, Russia. Both pilots were killed. Visibility deteriorated to 4000m as the pilots were practicing an approach to Batagay Airport. After turning to final approach, the airplane crashed 2200m short of the runway and 205m to the right of the extended centreline.An Antonov An-2 biplane crashed during a nighttime training flight near Batagay Airport, Russia. Both pilots were killed. Visibility deteriorated to 4000m as the pilots were practicing an approach to Batagay Airport. After turning to final approach, the airplane crashed 2200m short of the runway and 205m to the right of the extended centreline.
Description
An Antonov An-2 biplane crashed during a night time training flight near Batagay Airport, Russia. Both pilots were killed. The visibility had deteriorated from 7000 m to 4000 m as the pilots were practising an approach to at Batagay Airport. After turning to final approach the airplane crashed 2200 m short of the runway and 205 m to the right of the extended centreline.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=447http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=447Primary Cause
Poor visibility conditions during approach.Poor visibility conditions during approach.Share on:
