Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Pevek

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02153
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
112047308
YOM:
1959
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Pevek Airport, while climbing, the engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed in flames in an open field. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb for unknown reason.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2V into Oneko Lake

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-50588
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1G131-30
YOM:
1972
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an engine failure and wrong actions on part of the flying crew, the float plane crashed into Oneko Lake. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure followed by inappropriate actions on part of the crew.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2V in Andryushkino

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-04302
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
112647316
YOM:
1959
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a special flight to repatriate 10 children from vacations in the region of Andryushkino, Yakutia. Following a poor judgement and a poor flight preparation, the crew landed on a too small lake whose length was 380 meters, while a minimum distance of 850 meters was required. With a total weight of 5,050 kg, the single engine airplane struck the bank during takeoff, causing the floats to be damaged. The crew continued the takeoff and upon landing on a second lake few minutes later, the airplane crashed. All 12 occupants escaped without serious injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation and poor judgment on part of the crew.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Chal: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1974 at 1815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32183
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chal - Chal
MSN:
1G94-44
YOM:
1968
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
7089
Circumstances:
During that day, the crew successfully completed 27 flights for the sovkhoz of Tupishinsky. At the end of the afternoon, he decided to embark five children aged 9 to 16 for a local pleasure flight. Three children sat in the cabin and two in the cockpit. After takeoff, the crew continued at an altitude of 40 meters but became quickly devolved by the children so he failed to realize the airplane was losing altitude. The captain saw trees in front of him so he added full power but the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 1,5 km from the village of Chal. Two children were killed while five other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The crew decided to embark children and to perform a local pleasure flight without prior permission and against the published procedures. En route, as they were devolved by the presence of the children, both pilots failed to pay attention to the flight and failed to see and avoids high obstructions (trees).

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Zhigalovo

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-25522
Flight Phase:
MSN:
14547305
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Zhigalovo Airstrip, the pilot initiated a turn at low height when the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area by the Lena River. The occupant's fate remains unknown but the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew failed to follow the departure published procedures and initiated a turn below the minimum safe altitude of 600 meters. Also, the total weight of the aircraft was 250 kg above the MTOW.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Pitelino: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1974 at 0143 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-35029
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pitelino - Pitelino
MSN:
1G109-35
YOM:
1969
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
1865
Aircraft flight cycles:
8681
Circumstances:
The crew departed Pitelino at 0124LT for a night training flight when the trim tab of the left aileron deflected fully upward for unknown reasons while the aircraft was flying at a height of some 500-600 metres. The single engine aircraft banked steeply to the left, entered a downward spiral and crashed in a rye field 200 metres from Temirevo, 4.5 km northeast of Pitelino Airfield. All 3 crew (1 instructor and 2 trainee pilots) were killed.
Probable cause:
Aileron failure.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24T in Sinitsyno: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sinitsyno - Sinitsyno
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Captain / Total flying hours:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Sinitsyno Airport. On final approach, the airplane collided with a flock of birds. Both engines failed and as the crew was unable to feather the propeller, the aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway threshold. All five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control on final approach following a bird strike.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Usinsk: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-92836
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Usinsk - Usinsk
MSN:
1G52-28
YOM:
1964
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
10311
Aircraft flight cycles:
12376
Circumstances:
The pilot and a mechanic, both intoxicated, decided to make a local flight. While flying at low height, the single engine airplane struck tree tops stalled and crashed 250 meters further in a wooded area located about 17 km northwest of Usinsk Airport. Both occupants were killed. The alcohol content of the pilot's blood was 3.4 ‰).
Probable cause:
Intoxicated crew.

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

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1974 at 1935 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02383
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nizhni Karachan - Demidovo
MSN:
7 016 27
YOM:
1967
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
2197
Aircraft flight cycles:
9906
Circumstances:
While on a crop spraying flight from Nizhni Karachan (Gribanovski district of the Voronezh region) for the kolkhoz (collective farm) im. Dimitrova, the engine failed while the aircraft was flying over a forest between Nizhni Karachan and Demidovo. From a height of some 80-90 metres, aircraft lost height, collided with tree tops, crashed upside down in the forest, caught fire and burnt out. The pilot, sole aboard, was killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following an in-flight engine failure. Investigations were unable to determine the exact cause of the engine failure as it was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.