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

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1963 at 1707 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-15986
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pryutovo - Pryutovo
MSN:
1152 473 03
YOM:
2
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
1714
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in spraying mission on behalf of a local sovkhoz located between the villages of Pryutovo and Aksakovo. The night preceding the accident, the crew failed to take a sufficient rest time. Few crop spraying flights were performed in the morning and during the lunch break, the crew drunk a lot of vodka with local farmers and started new rotations in the afternoon with illegal passengers on board. While flying at a height of about 10 to 15 meters, the aircraft banked left to an angle of 50° and crashed in a field. The captain and a passenger were killed while seven other occupants were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight caused by an intoxicated crew whose capacities were reduced by alcohol consumption. The crew decided to embark seven farmers for a local tour which was considered as non compliant.

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

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1963 at 0745 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-33116
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rishtan - Rishtan
MSN:
1142 473 07
YOM:
1960
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
1765
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a spraying mission on local cultures in Rishtan. Following five uneventful rotations over the fields, the crew was ready for a sixth circuit when technical problems were encountered with the spraying equipment. While cruising at a height of about two meters, the attention of the crew was focused on the technical issue and the pilot-in-command failed to see a tree that the aircraft struck with its left wing. Out of control, it crashed into the ground and was destroyed. The copilot was killed and the captain was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
The crew's attention was focused on a technical issue of the spraying equipment and failed to pay attention to the flight.

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

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1962 at 0947 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-15939
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kamskoye Ustye – Kazan
MSN:
1 149 473 08
YOM:
22
Flight number:
SU563
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
4098
Circumstances:
While approaching Kazan on a flight from Kamskoye Ustye, the engine failed. Flying at low height and facing power cables, the captain decided to pass below the cables and to attempt an emergency landing on a highway. After touchdown, the airplane struck a metal slide and obstacles before coming to rest. Both pilots and three passengers were injured while nine other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Six hours after the accident, the copilot died from his injuries.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight caused by the poor quality of the fuel which was contaminated.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Tynne: 9 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1962 at 1445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07920
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tynne - Tynne
MSN:
1 92 473 07
YOM:
6
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Aircraft flight hours:
3854
Circumstances:
Th crew was engaged in a local spraying mission for a sovkhoz located in Tynne, in the region of Rivne. In the afternoon, the crew decided to embark six farmers of the sovkhoz for a tour, all of them were intoxicated at that time. Five minutes after takeoff, while at an altitude of 130 meters, the pilot-in-command made a sharp climb, apparently to avoid a chalet when all six passengers who were seating on the floor drifted to the rear of the cabin, causing the CofG to move out of the envelope. In such conditions, the aircraft nosed up sharply, stalled and crashed at high speed in a wheat field. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Wrong manoeuvre on part of the pilot which caused all passengers who were seating on the floor without seat belt to move to the rear part of the cabin. In such conditions, the control of the aircraft was lost. The occupants were intoxicated at the time of the accident.

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

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1962 at 1327 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70889
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tonkeris - Tonkeris
MSN:
1 125 473 16
YOM:
28
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
2108
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a crop spraying mission on a rice field owned by the Tonkeris kolkhoz. After seven operations completed successfully, the crew prepared an eighth rotation. After a straight-in flight over few hundred yards at low height, the pilot-in-command made a turn to the right when control was lost. The airplane crashed in a field and came to rest upside down. Both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew failed to prepare the flight properly and did not proceed to a preflight check of the spraying area. However, the exact cause of the loss of control remains unclear.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1962 at 0956 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-13653
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ksenyevka - Ksenyevka
MSN:
1 62 473 06
YOM:
17
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
4496
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local pesticides spraying mission at Ksenyevka sovkhoz, about 160 km northeast of Kostanay. Immediately after takeoff, the pilot-in-command pull on the control column and started a steep climb and then a sharp turn to the left at low height. Due to insufficient speed, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames. All four occupants were rescued but severely burned while the aircraft was destroyed by fire. Few hours later, both passengers, a boy aged 7 and a girl aged 15, died from their injuries. Two days later, the copilot died as well.
Probable cause:
Lack of discipline and rigor on part of the captain who decided to make a steep climb after departure and hazardous maneuvers at low altitude with two passengers on board, which was against the published procedures.

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

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1962 at 1852 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32619
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Tsagueri – Kutaisi
MSN:
1 104 473 03
YOM:
26
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
6904
Circumstances:
All passengers disembarked at Tsagueri Airport and the crew departed Tsagueri at 1839LT on a ferry flight back to Kutaisi. Weather conditions worsened en route and while approaching the mountain at an altitude of 850 meters, the crew encountered clouds. The airplane struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located on a mountain, some 24 km north of Kutaisi. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew started the descent prematurely and that he was not properly assisted by ATC who did not provide adequate information according to weather conditions. In fact, the accident is the consequence of a control flight into terrain.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Karaul-Kuyu: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1962 at 0904 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07968
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chardzhou – Mary
MSN:
1 47 473 02
YOM:
30
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
3300
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a cargo flight from Chardzhou to Mary, carrying 40 bottles of sulfuric acid for a total of 1,200 kg. 18 minutes after takeoff, while cruising at an altitude of 900 meters, smoke spread in the cabin and a fire erupted. The copilot elected to extinguish the fire but without success. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane struck a small dune and crashed in flames near Karaul-Kuyu, south of Chardzhou. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire and both pilots were seriously injured (burned). Two days later, the copilot died from his injuries.
Probable cause:
The accident resulted from the ignition of the sulfuric acid in flight. Investigations stated that the cargo was not properly packaged and that the flight was not dispatched according to the procedures in force referring to dangerous goods transportation.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 near Taldykorgan: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1962 at 1235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02168
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Alma-Ata – Taldykorgan – Kapal – Arasan – Kapal – Taldykorgan – Alma-Ata
MSN:
1 121 473 02
YOM:
1959
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
2601
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from Alma-Ata to Arasan and return with intermediate stops at Taldykorgan and Kapal. Few minutes after takeoff from Taldykorgan Airport, weather conditions worsened and the crew failed to return to the airport as instructed by ATC. In low visibility, he reduced his altitude to 1,100 meters when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Eskiulmes (1,504 meters high) located 30 km northeast of Taldykorgan. Both pilots were slightly injured while three passengers were seriously wounded. Three other passengers were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The crew failed to follow ATC instruction and to return to Taldygorgan Airport when the weather conditions deteriorated after departure. A contributing factor was the fact that the crew continued at an insufficient altitude in limited visibility.