Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 10 September 1972
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2M
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-02369
Location: Velikaya Vulyga –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Rudder and Stabilizer clamps.Rudder and Stabilizer clamps.
Category: Accident
A flight involving an intoxicated crew operating a commercial aircraft resulted in a catastrophic crash. The crew failed to remove clamps from the rudder and stabilizer, leading to a significant loss of altitude and subsequent crash.A flight involving an intoxicated crew operating a commercial aircraft resulted in a catastrophic crash. The crew failed to remove clamps from the rudder and stabilizer, leading to a significant loss of altitude and subsequent crash.
Description
The Ab-2 operated on a positioning flight from Velikaya Vulyga to Vinnitsa after completing crop-spraying operations. However, before takeoff, the intoxicated crew, a pilot and an aircraft mechanic, forgot to remove the clamps from rudder and stabiliser. On take-off the aircraft banked to the left after reaching a height of some 10-15 metres. Height was lost and the aircraft crashed 500 metres from its parking position, caught fire and burnt out.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Impairment of crew competency and adherence to safety procedures.Impairment of crew competency and adherence to safety procedures.Share on:
