Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 3 October 1957
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2T
Owner/operator: Polyarnaya Aviatsiya
Registration Number: CCCP-N567
Location: Chukotka –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically, airspeed regulation).Aircraft control system (specifically, airspeed regulation).
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a loss of speed while approaching a steep slope during a geophysical survey flight in the Mt. Orlovskaya region. The aircraft crashed on the slope.An aircraft experienced a loss of speed while approaching a steep slope during a geophysical survey flight in the Mt. Orlovskaya region. The aircraft crashed on the slope.
Description
During a geophysical survey flight in the region of Mt. Orlovskaya the aircraft lost speed while approaching the slope at a high angle of attack. The aircraft and crash-landed on the slope.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1189http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1189Primary Cause
Loss of speed due to high angle of attack during approaching the slope.Loss of speed due to high angle of attack during approaching the slope.Share on:
