Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 12 June 1988
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-32267
Location: near Aleksandriya –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A Rovno-to-Vladimirets th An-2 aircraft experienced a sudden thunderstorm while in flight, resulting in engine failure due to rain ingestion. The crew was not alerted to the impending danger, leading to a forced landing in a wooded area near Aleksandriya village in the Rovno region.A Rovno-to-Vladimirets th An-2 aircraft experienced a sudden thunderstorm while in flight, resulting in engine failure due to rain ingestion. The crew was not alerted to the impending danger, leading to a forced landing in a wooded area near Aleksandriya village in the Rovno region.
Description
On a flight from Rovno to Vladimirets th An-2 encountered a thunderstorm of which the crew had not been warned of by ATC. The engine flamed out due to rain ingestion, forcing the crew to carry out a forced landing. The aircraft force-landed in a wooded area near Aleksandriya village (Rovno region).
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Thunderstorm conditions and lack of warning regarding the storm.Thunderstorm conditions and lack of warning regarding the storm.Share on:
