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

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1985
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-09602
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Krasnoslobodsk - Krasnoslobodsk
MSN:
1G74-23
YOM:
1966
Location:
Krasnoslobodsk
Republic of Mordovia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Following spraying operations, the intoxicated crew allowed a farmer to embark for a local flight. After takeoff, while flying at low height, the crew initiated hazardous maneuvers when control was lost. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed. Both pilots were killed while the passenger was injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of control at low altitude after the crew initiated hazardous maneuvers while being intoxicated.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Selitrennoye

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1985
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-55706
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
MSN:
1G48-38
YOM:
1964
Location:
Selitrennoye
Astrakhan oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a crop spraying flight when the engine failed due to problems with the carburetor. At a height of 60 meters, the aircraft banked left, stalled and crashed onto a residential building located in Selitrennoye. Both pilots were injured while the aircraft was destroyed. There were no injuries on the ground.
Probable cause:
Engine failure following carburetor problems.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Kuybyshev

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1985
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-06255
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G127-11
YOM:
1971
Location:
Kuybyshev
Samara oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a crop-spraying flight in the Krasny Yar district of the Kuibyshev region when the engine lost power in flight due to problems with a valve couple with cylinder n°7. The crew attempted a forced landing when the aircraft collided with trees and was destroyed. Both pilots escaped injured.
Probable cause:
Engine power loss following problems with a valve of cylinder n°7.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Suduntuy

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1985
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-84724
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Suduntuy - Suduntuy
MSN:
1G201-42
YOM:
1983
Location:
Suduntuy
Zabaykalsky Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying at low height, the engine lost power and failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the fuel quality was poor.

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

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1985
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32028
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Alexandria - Alexandria
MSN:
1G91-29
YOM:
1968
Location:
Alexandria
Stavropol Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
At the end of the afternoon, following uneventful spraying missions, the crew decided to embark an illegal passenger, an employee from a local state farm. While flying at low height, the pilot-in-command initiated a turn when the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. The passenger was injured and both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24-950M in Gisborne

Date & Time: May 10, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-BVU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
10
YOM:
1954
Location:
Gisborne
Gisborne District Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24-950M in Okoroire: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1984 at 1125 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-BIK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Okoroire - Okoroire
MSN:
38
YOM:
1957
Location:
Okoroire
Waikato Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in an aerial topdressing operation on a farm near Matamata, sowing a mixture of superphosphate and lime along with some other ingredients. After about two hours of normal operations a break was taken while the farm fertilizer bin was replenished from a truck. This was taken as an opportunity to refuel the aircraft. After the truck had departed the aircraft was loaded with 22 hundredweight ( cwt ) of fertilizer mixture and the 14th flight of the day was commenced. The loader driver lost sight of the plane after it took off and was reloading for the next sortie when he noticed that the fertilizer truck had stopped halfway down the farm road. The truck driver came running back to say that the plane had crashed. The aircraft was found on the side of a gully about 250 metres from the end of the airstrip. It was completely wrecked but there was no fire. This was not a survivable accident. The pilot was killed instantly. Evidence showed that the plane had failed to attain takeoff speed and had lifted off briefly then settled back, striking the rear fuselage heavily against the ground and then running through the fence at the end of the strip in a nose high attitude. It became airborne again colliding with a tree while in a 90-degree bank to the right and dived steeply into the gully. The weather was partly cloudy with a northerly wind of 3 to 5 knots. The visibility was good. Weather does not seem to be a factor.
Probable cause:
The investigator found that the aircraft was grossly overloaded and that the C of G was 28 mm beyond the aft limit. This overloading was believed to be due to approx. 200 kg (3.92 cwt) of fertilizer remaining in the hopper from previous flights and the fact that the weighing equipment on the loader was under-reading. When both pilot and loader driver believed that there was 22 cwt aboard there was actually an estimated hopper load of 27.68 cwt.
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