Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 31 March 1987
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2P
Owner/operator: Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych – ZUA
Registration Number: SP-DNM
Location: near Pilisszentllek –
ÿ Hungary
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Fuselage and wings of the An-2 aircraft.Fuselage and wings of the An-2 aircraft.
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced adverse weather conditions while flying from Budapest to Warsaw, Poland. Accumulation of ice on the fuselage and wings led to a return to Budapest. Low clouds were encountered during the return flight, prompting a descent to remain visual. Budapest Approach controllers warned the pilot to maintain FL40 altitude, and radio contact was lost. The aircraft crashed in the hilly area northwest of Budapest.An-2 aircraft experienced adverse weather conditions while flying from Budapest to Warsaw, Poland. Accumulation of ice on the fuselage and wings led to a return to Budapest. Low clouds were encountered during the return flight, prompting a descent to remain visual. Budapest Approach controllers warned the pilot to maintain FL40 altitude, and radio contact was lost. The aircraft crashed in the hilly area northwest of Budapest.
Description
The An-2 departed Budapest (BUD) on a flight to Warsaw, Poland. After crossing the Bratislava-Budapest FIR it met adverse weather circumstances and began to accumulate ice on the fuselage and wings. The pilot decided to return to Budapest. On the way back low clouds were encountered. A descent was initiated to remain visual. The Budapest Approach controller warned the pilot to remain maintain FL40 as the lowest altitude over the hills. The pilot reported he was flying at FL40. Radio contact was lost and it appeared that the An-2 crashed in the hilly area NW of Budapest.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Adverse weather conditions ? ice accumulation on the aircraft.Adverse weather conditions ? ice accumulation on the aircraft.Share on:
