Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 30 August 1972
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow SPiMVL
Registration Number: CCCP-32520
Location: near Perevitsy –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft Navigation and Control SystemsAircraft Navigation and Control Systems
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a loss of spatial orientation during a crop-spray mission near a peatland fire, resulting in a bank impact near the Oka River. The aircraft lost altitude and subsequently impacted the riverbank.An-2 aircraft experienced a loss of spatial orientation during a crop-spray mission near a peatland fire, resulting in a bank impact near the Oka River. The aircraft lost altitude and subsequently impacted the riverbank.
Description
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) “Vrachevo-Gorki” in the Lukhovitsy District of the Moscow Region when it encountered thick smoke from burning peat land. The crew lost spatial orientation and allowed the aircraft to lose lost height until it impacted the bank of the Oka River near Perevitsy, 4 km from the airstrip.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Vegetation fire and associated smoke density.Vegetation fire and associated smoke density.Share on:
