Incident Overview
Date: Friday 28 March 1969
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Tajikistan
Registration Number: CCCP-98316
Location: 9 km SSW of Sagirdasht –
ÿ Tajikistan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
On March 31, 1969, an An-2 aircraft, operating from Kalaikhum to Dushanbe, experienced a severe weather event while en route through the mountainous terrain of the Darwaz Range in Tajikistan. The aircraft deviated from its planned flight path and impacted a snow-covered slope. The wreckage was discovered, and survivors were evacuated.On March 31, 1969, an An-2 aircraft, operating from Kalaikhum to Dushanbe, experienced a severe weather event while en route through the mountainous terrain of the Darwaz Range in Tajikistan. The aircraft deviated from its planned flight path and impacted a snow-covered slope. The wreckage was discovered, and survivors were evacuated.
Description
The An-2 operated on a flight from Kalaikhum to Dushanbe with an en route stop at Tavildara, Tajikistan. The flight encountered below-minima weather conditions over mountainous terrain with the summits covered by clouds. The crew deviated from the prescribed flight path to the left by 8 km and impacted a snow-covered slope of the Darwaz Range, 9 km SSW of Sagirdasht (Gorny Badakhshan). The wreck was found on 31 March 1969 and survivors were evacuated on April 2.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Beneath-minimum weather conditions over mountainous terrain with clouds.Beneath-minimum weather conditions over mountainous terrain with clouds.Share on:
