Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Myeshchura: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 29, 1967 at 1700 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-42615
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Myeshchura - Knyazhpogost
MSN:
1G40-16
YOM:
1963
Flight number:
SU096
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Aircraft flight hours:
4398
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from Myeshchura Airport, while on initial climb at a height of 150 meters, the engine control lever got disconnected. The airplane lost speed, stalled, hit tree tops at a speed of 100 km/h then crashed in flames in the taiga some three kilometers from the airport. Six passengers were killed while seven other occupants, including both pilots, were injured.
Probable cause:
Control lever got disconnected during initial climb due to a lacking lock tab.
