Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Krasnoslobodsk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1993 at 1842 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Engels - Privolzhskiy
Location:
Krasnoslobodsk
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a flight from Engels AFB to Privolzhskiy AFB near Astrakhan, carrying six crew members. About 40 minutes into the flight, while cruising at the assigned altitude of 4,800 metres, both engines n°2 and 4 failed simultaneously. The crew started an emergency descent after being cleared to divert to Volgograd-Gumrak Airport. While descending to the altitude of 1,700 metres, the engine n°1 failed as well. The crew was attempting an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with trees and crashed, bursting into flames. All six crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
A short circuit in the DC power distribution network caused the destruction of the wire insulation of the automatic prop feathering controls. This resulted in three of four engines failure.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Engels: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1976 at 0906 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70819
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Engels - Engels
MSN:
1G133-22
YOM:
1971
Location:
Engels
Saratov oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
357
Captain / Total hours on type:
88.00
Aircraft flight hours:
3285
Aircraft flight cycles:
9507
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a crop-spraying mission for the sovkhoz (state farm) n°592 located in Engels. The crew started the mission at 0754LT and while cruising at a low height, the aircraft banked left and right to an angle of 45° and then nosed down to an angle of 30°. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in flames in a field and was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. Both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the loss of control was caused by a stall due to an insufficient speed. The experience of the crew was too low and he failed to pass the last medical exam.
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