Incident Overview
Date: Friday 5 May 1972
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-25604
Location: Poltava Region –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and navigation systems.Aircraft control systems and navigation systems.
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft crashed during crop-spray operations in the Poltava region due to the pilot’s unauthorized maneuvers at low height, resulting in a collision with a building and the deaths of the pilot and a mechanic.An-2 aircraft crashed during crop-spray operations in the Poltava region due to the pilot’s unauthorized maneuvers at low height, resulting in a collision with a building and the deaths of the pilot and a mechanic.
Description
The An-2 crashed during crop-spraying operations in the Poltava region when the intoxicated pilot performed unauthorised manoeuvres at low height over a village and lost control. The aircraft collided with a building and was completely destroyed, the pilot and the sole passenger, an aircraft mechanic, were killed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Pilot intoxication and unauthorized maneuvers.Pilot intoxication and unauthorized maneuvers.Share on:
