Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 10 December 1960
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2T
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-33181
Location: 15 km SE of Repinka –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (fuselage and wings).Aircraft structure (fuselage and wings).
Category: Accident
A severe aviation incident occurred during en route flight from Semipalantinsk to Abai, resulting in a crash. Passengers were forced to move to the toilet in the back of the aircraft due to a loss of center of gravity, leading to a stall at a significant altitude and subsequent crash 45 km south of the airport.A severe aviation incident occurred during en route flight from Semipalantinsk to Abai, resulting in a crash. Passengers were forced to move to the toilet in the back of the aircraft due to a loss of center of gravity, leading to a stall at a significant altitude and subsequent crash 45 km south of the airport.
Description
While en route from Semipalantinsk to Abai in poor weather several passengers moved to the toilet in the back of the aircraft. The centre of gravity went out of the envelope (too far aft) and the aircraft lost speed, stalled at a height of some 500 metres and crashed 45 km south of Semipalantinsk Airport.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=690, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=690, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of center of gravity due to a significant aft-ward shift, causing a stall at a high altitude.Loss of center of gravity due to a significant aft-ward shift, causing a stall at a high altitude.Share on:
