Incident Overview

Date: Monday 13 July 2020
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: Zeus-Avia
Registration Number: RA-40851
Location: 0,4 km SE of Kistenevo, Bolsheboldinsky district, Nizhny Novgorod region – ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: MAKMAK
Category: Accident
An-2 RA-40851 aircraft crashed during an aerial application flight due to a collision with a concrete post and power lines at an extremely low altitude. Both occupants perished. The plane subsequently caught fire.An-2 RA-40851 aircraft crashed during an aerial application flight due to a collision with a concrete post and power lines at an extremely low altitude. Both occupants perished. The plane subsequently caught fire.

Description

The Antonov An-2 hit a concrete post and power lines during an aerial application flight and crashed. Both occupants died from injuries sustained in the crash. The plane caught fire after the crash. The cause of the accident with the An-2 RA-40851 aircraft was the collision of the aircraft with a reinforced concrete support and power transmission lines in a controlled flight while performing the aerial application at an extremely low altitude. The contributing factors most likely were: – field processing when the sun is less than 15ø above the horizon and the sun’s heading angle is less than 30ø; – insufficient prudence of the PIC when performing a VFR flight for aerial application; – failure of the pilot to take into account the presence of artificial obstacles in the flight area; – lack of marking of power lines.

Source of Information

https://tass.com/emergencies/1177539, https://www.interfax.ru/russia/717059https://tass.com/emergencies/1177539, https://www.interfax.ru/russia/717059

Primary Cause

Collision with reinforced concrete support and power transmission lines at extremely low altitude during aerial application.Collision with reinforced concrete support and power transmission lines at extremely low altitude during aerial application.

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