Incident Overview
Date: Monday 3 March 1969
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2M
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow SPiMVL
Registration Number: CCCP-06214
Location: Rubashovka, Anna district, Voronezh region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (specifically the fuselage and wings).Aircraft structure (specifically the fuselage and wings).
Category: Accident
A Russian An-2 aircraft carrying an intoxicated pilot performed aerobatics during a crop-spray mission from Rubashovka. The aircraft crashed into the ground, resulting in significant damage and fire.A Russian An-2 aircraft carrying an intoxicated pilot performed aerobatics during a crop-spray mission from Rubashovka. The aircraft crashed into the ground, resulting in significant damage and fire.
Description
The An-2 crashed during a crop-spraying flight from Rubashovka for the sovkhoz (state farm) “Krasnoye Znamya” with an unauthorised passenger on board when the intoxicated pilot illegally performed aerobatics. While recovering from a loop at low altitude the aircraft crashed into the ground 140 metres from Rubashovka airstrip and burst into flames.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Intoxication of the pilot and illegal aerobatic maneuvers during flight.Intoxication of the pilot and illegal aerobatic maneuvers during flight.Share on:
