Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 20 June 1985
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-91783
Location: Moma –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The An-2 aircraft’s flight control systems and structural integrity.The An-2 aircraft’s flight control systems and structural integrity.
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude and speed during a transport flight, resulting in a crash landing.An-2 aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude and speed during a transport flight, resulting in a crash landing.
Description
The An-2 was used on a transport flight for the ‘Momski’ kolkhoz when it took off from Moma with a load exceeding the MTOW by 210 kg. The aircraft could not gain altitude, lost speed and crash-landed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Excessive load exceeding the aircraft’s Maximum Takeoff and Landing (MTOW) resulted in a loss of control and subsequent crash.Excessive load exceeding the aircraft’s Maximum Takeoff and Landing (MTOW) resulted in a loss of control and subsequent crash.Share on:
