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Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Tomsk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1973 at 1702 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-41913
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tomsk - Tomsk
MSN:
1 21 473 07
YOM:
1952
Location:
Tomsk
Tomsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
15272
Aircraft flight cycles:
11785
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission at Tomsk-Bogashovo Airport. Following four circuits, the pilot-in-command initiated a left turn when, at a height of about 120 meters, the airplane banked left to an angle of 20° then stalled and crashed 230 metres from the southern runway threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, the assumption that the loss of control was caused by a possible jammed aileron control cable was not ruled out.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Stavropol

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-98233
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1 98 473 11
YOM:
1958
Location:
Stavropol
Stavropol Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from a dusty terrain, the visibility was very limited due to dust when the airplane struck a car and crashed. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2SKh near Saatly: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1973 at 0715 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-79827
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1160 473 19
YOM:
1961
Location:
Saatly
Aran
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
4710
Aircraft flight cycles:
16345
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a crop spraying flight over cotton field of the kolkhoz (collective farm) im. M.F. Akhundova in the Saatly district of Azerbaijan. While cruising at a height of 20-25 meters, the engine failed after a bird-strike. As an immediate forced landing was not possible due to the terrain topography, the crew made a left turn when the aircraft struck the high embankment of a canal and crashed. The captain was injured while the copilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Bird strike.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Kursk

Date & Time: May 11, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-05915
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6 004 09
YOM:
1966
Location:
Kursk
Kursk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Ozernaya: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1973 at 1329 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-05670
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Ozernaya – Ust-Bolcheretsk
MSN:
1 56 473 09
YOM:
1955
Location:
Ozernaya
Kamchatka Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
10581
Aircraft flight cycles:
6600
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Ozernaya while on a cargo flight to Ust-Bolsheretsk, the intoxicated captain deliberately deviated from the prescribed flight path. The aircraft entered clouds and crashed at a height of 350 meters into the snow covered northern slope of Mt Ukho located 9 km north of Ozernaya. A pilot and the passenger were killed while the sole survivor was seriously injured. At the time of the accident, the captain was intoxicated. A blood test revealed an alcohol level of 1.8 ‰.
Probable cause:
Pilot intoxicated.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Lake Khattavtur: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1973 at 1325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01262
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Yelushkino – Kondinskoye
MSN:
1 71 473 16
YOM:
1957
Location:
Kondinskoye
Khantia-Mansia okrug
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
12736
Circumstances:
After eight workers have been dropped off in Yelushkino, the crew was returning to Kondinskoye with one passenger, the Director of Kondinskoye Airport. En route, the crew initiated hazardous manoeuvres and lost control of the airplane that nosed down to an angle of 90° and crashed in a snow covered field located southeast of Lake Khattavtur, about 57 km west of Kondinskoye. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed. Blood analysis revealed an alcohol level of 0,8‰ with the copilot and 3,4‰ with the captain.
Probable cause:
Loss of control while the crew was intoxicated.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Serov

Date & Time: Mar 6, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-93467
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Sverdlovsk – Serov – Ivdel – Ust-Manya
MSN:
1 31 473 05
YOM:
1953
Location:
Serov
Sverdlovsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field in Serov and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2M in Velikaya Vulyga: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1972 at 1550 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02369
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Velikaya Vulyga - Vinnitsa
MSN:
7 015 38
YOM:
1967
Location:
Velikaya Vulyga
Vinnytsia Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
3093
Aircraft flight cycles:
15040
Circumstances:
On a positioning flight from Velikaya Vulyga to Vinnitsa after crop-spraying operations, the intoxicated crew (a pilot and an aircraft mechanic) forgot to remove the clamps from rudder and stabilizer prior to takeoff. After liftoff, while climbing to a height of some 10-15 metres, the airplane lost height, crashed 500 metres from its parking position, caught fire and burnt out. Both occupants were killed. The pilot had a blood alcohol level of 1.84 ‰ against 1.24 ‰ for the mechanic.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation on part of the pilot who failed to check the aircraft prior to departure.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01147
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1 37 473 14
YOM:
1954
Location:
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Sakhalin oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk following an engine failure. The aircraft crash landed in a field and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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