Incident Overview
Date: Friday 20 July 1973
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2SX
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Azerbaijan
Registration Number: CCCP-79827
Location: Saatli district –
ÿ Azerbaijan
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
An An-2 aircraft, operated by a collective farm, experienced an engine failure during a crop-spray flight over Azerbaijan. The failure occurred due to a bird strike while the aircraft was flying at a height of approximately 20-25 meters. A forced landing was not possible due to the terrain, necessitating a left turn, resulting in the aircraft impacting a high embankment of a canal.An An-2 aircraft, operated by a collective farm, experienced an engine failure during a crop-spray flight over Azerbaijan. The failure occurred due to a bird strike while the aircraft was flying at a height of approximately 20-25 meters. A forced landing was not possible due to the terrain, necessitating a left turn, resulting in the aircraft impacting a high embankment of a canal.
Description
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) im. M.F. Akhundova in the Saatli district of Azerbaijan when the engine failed due to a bird-strike while the aircraft was flying at a height of some 20-25 metres. An immediate forced landing was not possible due to the terrain, forcing the crew to carry out a left turn, but the aircraft touched the high embankment of a canal and crashed.
Source of Information
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Bird strike on the engine.Bird strike on the engine.Share on:
