Incident Overview
Date: Monday 11 August 1986
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-40902
Location: Konder Mountain, Khabarovsk region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The An-2 aircraft’s wing.The An-2 aircraft’s wing.
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft crashed due to a contact with trees during a maneuver for mail delivery.An-2 aircraft crashed due to a contact with trees during a maneuver for mail delivery.
Description
A wing of the An-2 contacted trees while the pilot manoeuvred the airplane for the dropping of mail. The airplane crashed.
Primary Cause
Maneuvering during a drop operation resulted in a collision with trees.Maneuvering during a drop operation resulted in a collision with trees.Share on:
