Incident Overview
Date: Friday 23 December 1977
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-02708
Location: near Ekimchan –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The entire aircraft structure, specifically the wings and fuselage.The entire aircraft structure, specifically the wings and fuselage.
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic structural failure, resulting in irreparable damage and loss of flight capability.An-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic structural failure, resulting in irreparable damage and loss of flight capability.
Description
The overloaded An-2 was damaged beyond repair in an accident.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Overloading of the aircraft’s structural components.Overloading of the aircraft’s structural components.Share on:
