Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 22 September 1968
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-91743
Location: 61 km NW of Seymchan, Magadan region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft operating a support flight to Seimchan experienced adverse weather conditions, resulting in a deviation from its planned course and impact on a steep mountain slope of Mount Khapchagai.An-2 aircraft operating a support flight to Seimchan experienced adverse weather conditions, resulting in a deviation from its planned course and impact on a steep mountain slope of Mount Khapchagai.
Description
The An-2 operated on a flight from Zyryanka to Seimchan in support of the 121st geodetic expedition when the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds. The airplane drifted off course by 25 km and descended in clouds over mountainous terrain until it impacted a steep mountain slope of Mount Khapchagai (1,554 metres), 61 km north-west of Seimchan.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=451, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=451, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Poor weather conditions with low clouds.Poor weather conditions with low clouds.Share on:
