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Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Ust-Kuyga

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32649
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1 18 473 03
YOM:
1952
Location:
Ust-Kuyga
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Deputatsky, the engine failed. The aircraft crash landed near Ust-Kuyga and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Okha: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1972 at 1230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-98280
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Okha – Tsimmermanovka
MSN:
1101 473 08
YOM:
1958
Location:
Okha
Sakhalin oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
10005
Aircraft flight cycles:
13340
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Okha Airport, while on a cargo flight from Okha to Tsimmermanovka, the single engine airplane entered thick fog at a height of some 35-40 metres. The pilot decided to make a 180 turn when the airplane lost speed, stalled and crashed on the shore of the Pyervaya Bukhta Bay located northwest of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control and aerodynamic stall during the last turn due to an insufficient speed. The pilot inexperience in clouds and the presence of low clouds were considered as contributing factors.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Farikha: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1971 at 1645 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-55567
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Farikha - Naryan-Mar
MSN:
1 48 473 12
YOM:
1954
Location:
Farikha
Arkhangelsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
12407
Aircraft flight cycles:
15660
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a cargo flight from Farikha to Naryan-Mar, carrying a load of fish for a total weight of 1,155 kilos. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 60 meters with a speed of 110 km/h, the crew turn off the lights. Five to six seconds later, control was lost. The airplane banked left to 20-25° then nosed down and crashed in an icy field located 1,124 meters past the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty as the aircraft was totally destroyed and the engine and its components could not be analysed. Nevertheless, the assumption that the loss of control was the result of a spatial disorientation that suffered the pilot-in-command was not ruled out.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Baykit

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-98348
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1 105 473 14
YOM:
1958
Location:
Baykit
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying at low height, the single engine aircraft hit the ground and crashed. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Tashkent

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-33164
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1 144 473 20
YOM:
1960
Location:
Tashkent
Tashkent Province (Toshkent viloyati)
Country:
Uzbekistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach, the aircraft went out of control and crashed after being caught by winds that were above the permitted speed. The aircraft was destroyed and there were no casualties.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Damanka: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1971 at 1352 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-98292
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Maykop - Kerch - Vinnitsa
MSN:
1102 473 03
YOM:
1958
Location:
Damanka
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
9802
Aircraft flight cycles:
37200
Circumstances:
The aircraft was flying too low and deviated from the prescribed flight path to the south by 15 km while encountering below-minima weather conditions (poor visibility). At a height of 300 meters, the single engine aircraft collided with tree tops on a hill located southwest of Damanka (some 22 km west of Krymsk), crashed, caught fire and burnt out. The copilot survived and the captain was killed.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation on part of the crew who decided to continue in below-minima weather conditions.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Dniepropetrovsk

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70908
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1 93 473 03
YOM:
1958
Location:
Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Control was lost in flight and the aircraft crashed in a field. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Loss of control caused by the failure of a slat control cable in flight.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Tyubelyakh: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1971 at 1316 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-47678
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Moma - Ust-Nera
MSN:
1159 473 12
YOM:
1961
Location:
Tyubelyakh
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Aircraft flight hours:
8979
Circumstances:
The crew encountered low clouds and poor weather conditions while following the valley of the river Tikhon-Yuryakh. The decision to return was taken too late so the aircraft was unable to clear the obstacles. It struck tree tops and crashed at a height of 1,080 meters into a mountain slope located near the Moma Pass (1,444 meters high) and 19 km northeast of Chumpu-Kytyl (Tyubelyakh). The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post impact fire. A pilot and a passenger were injured while the second pilot and five passengers were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of:
- Wrong decisions taken by the crew,
- Poor flight preparation,
- Insufficient or erroneous information about enroute weather conditions.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Toko

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1971
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-98281
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1101 473 07
YOM:
1958
Location:
Toko
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
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 and the aircraft crash landed near Tokko. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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