Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 October 1996
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2P
Owner/operator: Olympia – Frank
Registration Number: UR-70289
Location: Liberec –
ÿ Czech Republic
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a loss of visual contact due to deteriorating visibility during agricultural work, leading to an immediate and forceful climb to mitigate the impact.An-2 aircraft experienced a loss of visual contact due to deteriorating visibility during agricultural work, leading to an immediate and forceful climb to mitigate the impact.
Description
The An-2 was engaged in agricultural work when the visibility deteriorated and the pilots lost visual contact with the ground. Immediately the pilot started climbing at full power but the plane struck a wooded hillside.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://web.archive.org/web/20210201173013/http://svici.sweb.cz/havarie.htmhttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://web.archive.org/web/20210201173013/http://svici.sweb.cz/havarie.htmPrimary Cause
Deteriorated visibility during agricultural work.Deteriorated visibility during agricultural work.Share on:
