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Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Radomyšl

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
OK-KHD
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
162 473 16
YOM:
1956
Location:
Radomyšl
South Bohemian Region (Jihočeský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while completing a crop spraying flight. There were no casualties.

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

Date & Time: May 15, 1969 at 0755 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32607
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Novotitarovka - Novotitarovka
MSN:
1 63 473 03
YOM:
1956
Location:
Dinskaya
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
6274
Circumstances:
On an unauthorized flight during crop-spraying operations for the Kolkhoz (collective farm) im. Kalinina at Novotitarovka (Dinskaya district of the Krasnodar region), the pilot performed unauthorized manoeuvres at low height. The aircraft touched a 7 metres high tree at Novotitarovka, collided with more trees and the mast of a powerline, damaged a house then crashed in a garden and caught fire. The pilot and the sole passenger were killed.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

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

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1969 at 1203 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-13667
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Staroshcherbinovskaya - Staroshcherbinovskaya
MSN:
112 473..
YOM:
1959
Location:
Staroshcherbinovskaya
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
9205
Circumstances:
During a crop-spraying flight on behalf of the sovkhoz (state farm) 'Severny' located in the village of Staroshcherbinovskaya, the pilot completed a steep turn at low height when control was lost. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed, killing all three occupants, among them two unauthorized passengers.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot was intoxicated with 1,7‰ of alcohol in blood.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Sagirdasht: 11 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1969 at 1235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-98316
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Qal'ai Khumb – Tavildara – Dushanbe
MSN:
1102 473 14
YOM:
1958
Flight number:
SH84
Location:
Tavildara
Districts of Republican Subordination
Country:
Tajikistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Aircraft flight hours:
8606
Aircraft flight cycles:
12069
Circumstances:
On the leg from Qal'ai Khumb to Tavildara of a flight from Qal'ai Khumb to Dushanbe, the crew encountered below-minima weather conditions (the summits were covered by clouds), deviated from the prescribed flight path to the west by 8 km and crashed into a snow-covered slope of the Darwaz Mountain range, some 9 km SSW of Sagirdasht (Gorny Badakhshan). Two of the 3 pilots (including a check pilot) and 9 of the 10 passengers were killed and both survivors were seriously injured. The wreckage was found 31MAR69 and both survivors were evacuated three days later, on 02APR69.
Probable cause:
The crew decided to continue in below-weather minima in violation of the published procedures. Poor support on part of the meteorological services and lack of ATC assistance were considered as contributing factors.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2M in Rubashovka: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1969 at 1645 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-06214
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Rubashovka - Rubashovka
MSN:
6 011 17
YOM:
1966
Location:
Rubashovka
Voronezh oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
1467
Aircraft flight cycles:
6835
Circumstances:
On a crop-spraying flight from Rubashovka (Anna district of the Voronezh region) for the sovkhoz (state farm) 'Krasnoye Znamya' with an unauthorized passenger on board, the intoxicated pilot illegally performed aerobatics manoeuvres. While recovering from a loop at low altitude, the aircraft crashed into the ground 140 metres from Rubashovka airstrip and burst into flames. The pilot and the sole passenger (an aircraft mechanic) were killed.
Probable cause:
Intoxicated pilot. The blood alcohol level was 1,3 ‰.

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

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1969 at 1133 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70940
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Kozyrevsk – Esso
MSN:
1116 473 16
YOM:
1959
Location:
Malka
Kamchatka Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
6557
Circumstances:
On the leg from Khalaktyrka to Kozyrevsk of a flight from Khalaktyrka to Esso when the crew decided to take the route over the mountains instead of the route along the valleys although the weather conditions did not allow such deviation. The aircraft entered clouds and crashed under control at a height of 1,230 metres on the slope of a mountain (1,280 metres) located in the Ganalskiye gory range, some 16 km east of Malka (Yelizovo district of Kamchatka). The airplane then slid down on the slope for 700 metres before coming to rest in the valley of the Zubastaya River. Both pilots were killed while all 11 passengers were injured (8 of them seriously). The wreckage and the survivors were found a day later, on 11JAN69.
Probable cause:
Wrong decision on part of the flying crew who deviated from the published procedures and followed a non-compliant route. The accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Psebai: 14 killed

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1968 at 1655 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01118
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Krasnodar - Psebai
MSN:
1 73 473 17
YOM:
1957
Flight number:
SU961
Location:
Psebai
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Aircraft flight hours:
11740
Aircraft flight cycles:
18999
Circumstances:
While approaching Psebai on a flight from Krasnodar, the crew encountered below-minima weather conditions (low visibility due to rain falls) and decided to return but it was too late. At a height of 1,050 metres, the airplane struck tree tops and crashed on the wooded slope of the Skalisty khrebet mountain range (1,314 metres high) located 7.5 km northeast of Psebai. The wreckage was found on August 31 only. All 14 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the accident occurred in below-minima weather conditions and that the decision to return was taken too late. Also, it was reported that weather information transmitted to the crew were too much optimistic and failed to reflect the truth.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2M in Breusovka: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1968 at 1642 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02332
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Breusovka – Olkhovatka
MSN:
7 014 20
YOM:
1967
Location:
Breusovka
Poltava oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
699
Aircraft flight cycles:
2793
Circumstances:
The pilot made an unauthorized leg from Breusovka (Kozelshchina district of the Poltava region) to Olkhovatka during crop-spraying operations from Olkhovatka with 2 unauthorized passengers on board. The aircraft suffered engine problems shortly after takeoff as the fuel was contaminated with water. The heavily intoxicated pilot (3.8 ‰) attempted an emergency landing in a field when the aircraft came down hard and broke up. The pilot and a passenger were killed while a second passenger was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure due to contaminated fuel. Intoxicated pilot.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2M in Semikarakorsk: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1968 at 0550 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-05989
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Semikarakorsk - Semikarakorsk
MSN:
6 010 11
YOM:
1967
Location:
Semikarakorsk
Rostov oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
759
Aircraft flight cycles:
3126
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) "Novo-Zolotovski" in the Semikarakorsk district of the Rostov region with one pilot and a local guide on board. While at a height of 20-25 metres, the pilot probably got distracted by the passenger and lost control of the airplane that descended and struck the ground, caught fire and burnt out. While the passenger was killed, the pilot was injured.
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