Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 28 May 1968
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2M
Owner/operator: Lotnictwo Marynarki Wojennej (Polish Navy)
Registration Number: 636
Location: off Gdansk –
ÿ Poland
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The AN-2M aircraft’s landing gear and fuselage.The AN-2M aircraft’s landing gear and fuselage.
Category: Accident
A float-equipped AN-2M aircraft suffered catastrophic damage in a hard landing accident off Gdansk.A float-equipped AN-2M aircraft suffered catastrophic damage in a hard landing accident off Gdansk.
Description
The AN-2M, a float-equipped version of the AN-2, was damaged beyond repair in a hard landing accident at sea off Gdansk.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Hard landing due to excessive landing speed and inadequate terrain.Hard landing due to excessive landing speed and inadequate terrain.Share on:
