Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 September 1978
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-32079
Location: near Novoaleksandrovsk –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and flight dynamics.Aircraft control systems and flight dynamics.
Category: Accident
An An-2 aircraft, operated by a crew with a blood alcohol content exceeding the legal limit, performed unauthorized maneuvers during a crop-spray flight. This resulted in an impact with a field near Novoaleksandrovsk, leading to fire.An An-2 aircraft, operated by a crew with a blood alcohol content exceeding the legal limit, performed unauthorized maneuvers during a crop-spray flight. This resulted in an impact with a field near Novoaleksandrovsk, leading to fire.
Description
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the “Lenin” kolkhoz (collective farm) in the Novoaleksandrovsk district of the Stavropol region when the intoxicated crew (the captain had a blood alcohol concentration of 4) performed unauthorised manoeuvres. The aircraft impacted a field near Novoaleksandrovsk and caught fire.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Impaired piloting and unauthorized maneuvers by the crew.Impaired piloting and unauthorized maneuvers by the crew.Share on:
