Spraying (Agricultural)

The aircraft took off on its 13th sowing flight of the morning and headed for the sowing area, about 2 minutes flying time away. It was observed by a farmer working some 1.5 km away from the accident site to make its usual pattern of sowing runs for that morning, that is an initial northerly run over the sowing area during which the major portion of the fertilizer load was dispensed, followed by a RH reversal turn to sow the balance of the load. On this last flight however the witness thought that the northerly run was started further north than the previous ones and the reversal turn was preceded by a steeper climb than usual. The witness then saw the plane descending sharply until it passed from his sight behind intervening terrain. This witness heard the impact. The aircraft was found wrecked by another witness who heard a plane pass right overhead his house, followed by the cessation of engine noise and then the sound of the crash. This witness and another person were able to get to the crash site in just a minute or two and found the plane upright and on its belly but wrecked. There was no fire. The pilot was found still strapped in his seat and unconscious. He had incurred serious head and facial injuries from which he died next day. A pathologist's opinion was that the injuries were fatal. Ground evidence showed that the Fletcher had struck with its right wing a power pole on the boundary of the paddock being sown while descending in a right bank, before pivoting and hitting the ground in a yaw to the right, and in a nose down attitude.
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While taxiing at Poltavskaya Airport, the single engine airplane went out of control, veered off taxiway and collided with a fuel tank. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crashed in unknown circumstances after the crew got distracted while completing a crop spraying mission. Both pilots were injured.

Crashed in unknown circumstances.

The crew was engaged in a local crop spraying mission in Krasnogvardeyets. The aircraft took off at 0658LT and the crew continued at a relative low height (50 meters), below the minimum safety altitude for the area. While making a right turn (30° bank), the crew saw a power line and elected to make an evasive maneuver when the aircraft descended and collided with the concrete block of the the power tower. The copilot was killed and the captain was seriously injured but died few hours later.

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local spraying mission on rice paddy field. One minute after takeoff, while flying at a height of about 50 meters, the airplane entered a left turn then banked left to an angle of 30°, descended and crashed in a field at a speed of 130 km/h. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

The crew was completing a spraying mission in Sputendorf when the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in a field. Both occupants were injured.

The crew was engaged in a local spraying mission in Pavlodar. After takeoff, the captain passed the controls to the copilot and fell asleep. The copilot completed the entire mission on his own and, after finishing the process, transferred control of the aircraft to the commander. In unclear circumstances, the single engine airplane went out of control, lost height and crashed in a field. Both occupants were injured. In order to hide the true cause of the accident, the crew went into criminal conspiracy and set fire to the plane to explain the cause of the accident as an engine failure.

En route, weather conditions worsened with low ceiling and reduced visibility due to fog, forcing the crew to return to his departure point. While cruising at low height, the crew initiated a right turn when the right wing tip struck the ground, causing the aircraft to crash, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed.

Crashed while landing in an unsuitable terrain in Ukhta. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.