Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 June 1964
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2SX
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-25467
Location: Cheremshan –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemAircraft Control System
Category: Accident
An aircraft carrying four crew members and one passenger crashed in a field outside the airfield perimeter after unauthorized maneuvers shortly after takeoff following crop-spray operations. The aircraft suffered a fire and resulted in the deaths of all four crew members and the sole passenger.An aircraft carrying four crew members and one passenger crashed in a field outside the airfield perimeter after unauthorized maneuvers shortly after takeoff following crop-spray operations. The aircraft suffered a fire and resulted in the deaths of all four crew members and the sole passenger.
Description
The aircraft operated on a positioning flight from Cheremshan to Kazan-2 after crop-spraying operations. The intoxicated crew flew unauthorised manoeuvres at low height shortly after takeoff and the aircraft crashed in a field 160 metres outside of the airfield’s perimeter and caught fire. One of the four crew members and the sole passenger were killed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Impaired crew operation due to intoxication.Impaired crew operation due to intoxication.Share on:
