Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 31 January 1970
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-40573
Location: near Tokmass –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft StructureAircraft Structure
Category: Accident

An-2 aircraft experienced spatial disorientation during a positioning flight from Chelyabinsk to Magnitogorsk due to heavy snowfall and poor visibility. The aircraft stalled, resulting in a crash in a snow-covered field near Tokmass.An-2 aircraft experienced spatial disorientation during a positioning flight from Chelyabinsk to Magnitogorsk due to heavy snowfall and poor visibility. The aircraft stalled, resulting in a crash in a snow-covered field near Tokmass.
Description
The An-2 operated on a positioning flight from Chelyabinsk to Magnitogorsk. The flight crew lost spatial orientation when entering an area with heavy snowfall and poor visibility. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a snow-covered field near Tokmass.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Severe snow conditions and reduced visibility impaired the aircraft’s ability to maintain spatial orientation, leading to a stall and subsequent crash.Severe snow conditions and reduced visibility impaired the aircraft’s ability to maintain spatial orientation, leading to a stall and subsequent crash.Share on: