Incident Overview
Date: Monday 17 April 1972
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-01506
Location: Vyyezdnoye, Arzamas district –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft collided with a high-voltage power line near Vyyezdnoye in the Arzamas District of the Gorki Region during a crop-spray flight. The impact occurred in a ravine 258 meters further south-west of the point of origin.An-2 aircraft collided with a high-voltage power line near Vyyezdnoye in the Arzamas District of the Gorki Region during a crop-spray flight. The impact occurred in a ravine 258 meters further south-west of the point of origin.
Description
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight from Arzamas. During the 30th flight that day it collided with a high-voltage power-line 500 metres south-west of Vyyezdnoye (Arzamas District of the Gorki Region) while flying against the sun. The aircraft impacted a water-filled ravine 258 metres further on.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1677http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1677Primary Cause
High-voltage power line collision.High-voltage power line collision.Share on:
