Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 July 1971
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow SPiMVL
Registration Number: CCCP-06266
Location: near Pochop –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and flight management systems.Aircraft control systems and flight management systems.
Category: Accident
An aircraft operating on a crop-spray flight in the Pochop District of the Bryansk Region experienced a loss of altitude during a turn, resulting in impact with a field.An aircraft operating on a crop-spray flight in the Pochop District of the Bryansk Region experienced a loss of altitude during a turn, resulting in impact with a field.
Description
The aircraft operated on a crop-spraying flight in the Pochop District of the Bryansk Region with an intoxicated crew at the controls. The aircraft lost height when performing a turn a low height against the sun and impacted a field.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Impairment of crew attentiveness and control while operating an aircraft.Impairment of crew attentiveness and control while operating an aircraft.Share on:
