Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 11 May 1982
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Magyar Honvdelmi Szvetsg – MHSZ
Registration Number: HA-ANL
Location: H rmashat rhegy –
ÿ Hungary
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: AltimeterAltimeter
Category: Accident
A flight encountered a severe cloud cover, resulting in a malfunctioning altimeter setting. The pilot reported a significant loss of altitude and a potential navigational error.A flight encountered a severe cloud cover, resulting in a malfunctioning altimeter setting. The pilot reported a significant loss of altitude and a potential navigational error.
Description
Flew into the side of a cloud-shrouded mountain. Faulty altimeter setting.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Faulty altimeter setting.Faulty altimeter setting.Share on:
