Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Yessey
Date & Time:
May 20, 1981
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-04273
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1 17 473 03
YOM:
1952
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a geological support mission. While approaching Yessey Airstrip, during a fourth turn, the pilot-in-command elected to correct the roll but his reaction increased the roll to an angle of 45°. The airplane lost height and crashed on the icy Yessey lake about 5 km from the village. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Inappropriate roll correction from the pilot on approach caused the aircraft to bank excessively, to lose height and to crash.
