Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 8 September 1973
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-41913
Location: Tomsk-Bogashevo Airport (TOF) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An An-2 aircraft experienced a rapid loss of altitude during a training flight, resulting in a catastrophic crash. The aircraft lost height significantly, leading to a rapid descent and subsequent impact with the southern runway threshold.An An-2 aircraft experienced a rapid loss of altitude during a training flight, resulting in a catastrophic crash. The aircraft lost height significantly, leading to a rapid descent and subsequent impact with the southern runway threshold.
Description
The An-2 operated on a training flight from Tomsk-Bogashovo Airport in Russia when it banked to the left at a height of 100-120 metres, lost height rapidly and crashed 230 metres from the southern runway threshold. A fire erupted.
Source of Information
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Loss of control due to rapid altitude loss during a training flight.Loss of control due to rapid altitude loss during a training flight.Share on:
