Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 11 June 1967
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-49345
Location: 6 km W of Gazimurski Zavod –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (likely including altitude sensors and control surfaces).Aircraft control system (likely including altitude sensors and control surfaces).
Category: Accident
An An-2 aircraft, operating for the ‘Gazimuro-Zavodski’ state farm, lost altitude during a left turn flight from Gazimurski Zavod. The aircraft crashed 6 kilometers west of the airport, resulting in fire and subsequent burning out.An An-2 aircraft, operating for the ‘Gazimuro-Zavodski’ state farm, lost altitude during a left turn flight from Gazimurski Zavod. The aircraft crashed 6 kilometers west of the airport, resulting in fire and subsequent burning out.
Description
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight from Gazimurski Zavod for the sovkhoz (state farm) “Gazimuro-Zavodski” when it lost height while flying a left turn. The aircraft crashed 6 km west of the airport, caught fire and burnt out.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of altitude during a left turn flight.Loss of altitude during a left turn flight.Share on:
