Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 19 July 1972
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-15283
Location: 7 km W of Yenotayevka –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
An intoxicated pilot unauthorizedly flew an aircraft, resulting in a fire and subsequent burning out of the aircraft while operating near Yenotayevka.An intoxicated pilot unauthorizedly flew an aircraft, resulting in a fire and subsequent burning out of the aircraft while operating near Yenotayevka.
Description
The aircraft was taken on an unauthorised flight from Yenotayevka by an intoxicated pilot with a blood alcohol concentration of 3.1 . The aircraft impacted steppe terrain 7 km west of Yenotayevka Airfield, caught fire and burnt out.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Impaired piloting due to alcohol consumption.Impaired piloting due to alcohol consumption.Share on:
