Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 4 January 1968
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-96226
Location: 23 km NNW from Vologda – ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Both An-2 aircraft (specifically the An-2TP CCCP-09667 and An-2TP CCPP-96226).Both An-2 aircraft (specifically the An-2TP CCCP-09667 and An-2TP CCPP-96226).
Category: Accident
Two Antonov An-2 aircraft crashed following a mid-air collision near Vologda, Russia. All 16 occupants on board both aircraft were killed. The ski-equipped An-2TP CCCP-09667 operated on a domestic passenger flight from Berezhnoye to Vologda with two pilots and 12 passengers on board. After passing Ust-Kubinskoye, the aircraft deviated from the prescribed flight path and headed direct to Vologda. At the same time another An-2TP (CCCP-96226) had departed Vologda on a cargo flight to Ust-Kubinskoye with two pilots on board. Both aircraft were flying in opposite directions at the same height of 200 m in the same area, but on different radio frequencies. They entered an area of reduced visibility up to 1000 m due to the passage of a snow storm. At 11:14 both aircraft collided and crashed into a swamp.Two Antonov An-2 aircraft crashed following a mid-air collision near Vologda, Russia. All 16 occupants on board both aircraft were killed. The ski-equipped An-2TP CCCP-09667 operated on a domestic passenger flight from Berezhnoye to Vologda with two pilots and 12 passengers on board. After passing Ust-Kubinskoye, the aircraft deviated from the prescribed flight path and headed direct to Vologda. At the same time another An-2TP (CCCP-96226) had departed Vologda on a cargo flight to Ust-Kubinskoye with two pilots on board. Both aircraft were flying in opposite directions at the same height of 200 m in the same area, but on different radio frequencies. They entered an area of reduced visibility up to 1000 m due to the passage of a snow storm. At 11:14 both aircraft collided and crashed into a swamp.

Description

Two Antonov An-2 aircraft crashed following a mid-air collision near Vologda, Russia. All 16 occupants on board both aircraft were killed. The ski-equipped An-2TP CCCP-09667 operated on a domestic passenger flight from Berezhnoye to Vologda with two pilots and 12 passengers on board. After passing Ust-Kubinskoye, the aircraft deviated from the prescribed flight path and headed direct to Vologda. At the same time another An-2TP (CCCP-96226) had departed Vologda on a cargo flight to Ust-Kubinskoye with two pilots on board. Both aircraft were flying in opposite directions at the same height of 200 m in the same area, but on different radio frequencies. They entered an area of reduced visibility up to 1000 m due to the passage of a snow storm. At 11:14 both aircraft collided and crashed into a swamp.

Source of Information

http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1195http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1195

Primary Cause

Deviation from flight path and adverse weather conditions (reduced visibility) during a mid-air collision.Deviation from flight path and adverse weather conditions (reduced visibility) during a mid-air collision.

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