Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 18 December 1966
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Tajikistan
Registration Number: CCCP-46601
Location: near Zafarabad –
ÿ Tajikistan
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, flight control systems, and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.Aircraft control systems, flight control systems, and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.
Category: Accident
An unauthorized flight involving an intoxicated captain and an aircraft mechanic resulted in a catastrophic crash of an aircraft in a field, causing significant fire.An unauthorized flight involving an intoxicated captain and an aircraft mechanic resulted in a catastrophic crash of an aircraft in a field, causing significant fire.
Description
The aircraft was engaged in crop-spraying operations for the sovkhoz (state farm) “40 let Tadzhikistana” located in the Zafarabad district of the Leninabad region of Tajikistan. The intoxicated captain set out on an unauthorised flight with an aircraft mechanic and performed unauthorised manoeuvres at low height. The aircraft stalled, crashed in a field 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 captain and mechanic.Impaired piloting and unauthorized maneuvers by the captain and mechanic.Share on:
