Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 2 August 1977
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-29316
Location: 3 km from Barysh Airstrip –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and systems.Aircraft structure and systems.
Category: Accident
A Ulyanovsk-based aircraft carrying 16 passengers was diverted to an unauthorized route, resulting in an overloaded aircraft that crashed, causing significant damage and fire.A Ulyanovsk-based aircraft carrying 16 passengers was diverted to an unauthorized route, resulting in an overloaded aircraft that crashed, causing significant damage and fire.
Description
The aircraft operated a domestic service Ulyanovsk to Nikolayevka when the captain allowed 16 passengers without a ticket to board the plane for an unauthorised leg from Barysh to Pavloka. The overloaded aircraft failed to gain height on takeoff and collided with trees some 3 km past the runway. The aircraft crashed and caught fire.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Overloaded aircraft operation and deviation from established flight path.Overloaded aircraft operation and deviation from established flight path.Share on:
