Incident Overview
Date: Friday 1 July 1955
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-L2642
Location: 50 km SW of Ukhta –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft, operating at 300 meters altitude, experienced an engine failure approximately 12 minutes after takeoff from Ukhta. The aircraft subsequently lost altitude and attempted a forced landing in swampy terrain near a railway line. The aircraft and all eight passengers were injured, with both pilots escaping unhurt. The landing occurred on the edge of a forest 1.2 kilometers from the Pecora railway line near Tobys railway station.A twin-engine aircraft, operating at 300 meters altitude, experienced an engine failure approximately 12 minutes after takeoff from Ukhta. The aircraft subsequently lost altitude and attempted a forced landing in swampy terrain near a railway line. The aircraft and all eight passengers were injured, with both pilots escaping unhurt. The landing occurred on the edge of a forest 1.2 kilometers from the Pecora railway line near Tobys railway station.
Description
Twelve minutes after takeoff from Ukhta the engine lost power. At the time the aircraft was flying at an altitude of 300 m. The aircraft lost height and the crew attempted to carry out a forced landing in swampy terrain. The aircraft did not make it and came down on the edge of a forest 1.2 km from the Pechora railway line near Tobys railway station (50 km south-west of Ukhta). Both pilots escaped unhurt while all 8 passengers were slightly injured.
Source of Information
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