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

Date & Time: May 3, 1981 at 1603 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70836
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Voskhod - Voskhod
MSN:
1G133-39
YOM:
1972
Location:
Voskhod
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
5424
Aircraft flight cycles:
33744
Circumstances:
Following spraying operations for the sovkhoz (state farm) of 'Runo' located in Novopokrovskaya, the pilot decided to conduct a local flight with two unauthorized passengers on board. While flying at a height of about 20-25 meters, the pilot initiated a steep left turn when the airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area. Both passengers were killed and the pilot was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the pilot had not sufficient experience in such mission and he decided to conduct a local flight without any copilot on board and with two unauthorized passengers.

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

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1981 at 1025 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-DUI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Otangiwai - Otangiwai
MSN:
195
YOM:
1971
Location:
Otangiwai
Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council)
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
10898
Circumstances:
An aerial topdressing operation was being carried out from an airstrip near Otangiwai. The sowing area was on an adjacent farm property. The pilot commenced sowing over the higher ground in the area, but as the morning progressed turbulence became significant in the lee of the hills and the highly experienced pilot ( 10,898 flying hours ) decided to turn his attention to the lower part of the farm. Accordingly a sortie was carried out over the northeastern corner of the property. At 10:20 the pilot took off to make another series of sowing runs over the same area. The Fletcher did not come back from this sortie and at about 11:00 the wreckage of ZK-DUI was found. Fire had not occurred.The pilot was dead. The crash site was on a level river flat.The aircraft had dived into the ground at an angle of at least 60 degrees to the horizontal and probably near vertically. The propeller was separated from the engine and buried 1 metre in the soil. Compression damage had severed the fuselage at the middle of the cockpit and the remainder of the aircraft had rebounded and came to rest on the main wheels some 8 metres from the forward fuselage. The rear fuselage was folded in half behind the wing. No fertilizer was in the hopper and there was none in the vicinity of the wreck.The left outer wing panel was found about 100 metres from the rest of the plane. Its leading edge section was missing. Cable marks showed that the LE section had been sheared off from the main spar by a wire cable. The investigation found that the aircraft had collided in flight with a single 11,000 volt conductor, or wire, at roughly the center of the 500 metre span between two poles. The collision was at a height of about 220 feet AGL and about 600 metres from the crash site. The wire was strung across the valley as part of a 4-kilometre-long electrical supply line installed by the local power authority only about five weeks before.
Probable cause:
The accident investigator concluded that this accident was probably caused by a loss of control of the aircraft after it was substantially damaged in a collision with a power conductor.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24 in Yass

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1980
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
VH-EOA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
43
YOM:
1957
Location:
Yass
New South Wales
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Yass while engaged in a crop spraying mission. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Fateyevka

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1980
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-82906
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G169-23
YOM:
1976
Location:
Fateyevka
Kursk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in Fateyevka. Both occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
It is believed the accident was the consequence of a distracted crew.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Krasnodar

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1980
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-56498
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G182-55
YOM:
1979
Location:
Krasnodar
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a spraying mission on behalf of the sovkhoz of Rossiya. On landing, the airplane collided with an automobile and crashed. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P in Klimshchina: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1980 at 1835 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-35308
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Klimshchina - Klimshchina
MSN:
1G134-01
YOM:
1972
Location:
Klimshchina
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
6550
Circumstances:
The crew departed Smolensk on a positioning flight to Klimshchina to perform a spraying mission on behalf of the sovkhoz of Klimshchina. When they arrived in Klimshchina, both pilots were informed that the mission was cancelled so they passed the afternoon at the airport with local farmers and consumed alcohol. At the end of the afternoon, both pilots and three farmers decided to make a local flight and took off from Klimshchina. Ten minutes after takeoff, while flying at a height of eight meters, the captain initiated a right turn when the airplane struck the concrete support of a power transmission line and crashed in flames. A passenger was seriously injured while four other occupants were killed. Three days later, the only survivor died from his injuries.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew attempted the flight without any authorization with three illegal passengers on board. At the time of the accident, both pilots were intoxicated and various analysis revealed that the pilot has a blood alcohol level of 2,62‰ and 0,54‰ for the copilot. In such conditions, the crew performances and capabilities were considerably reduced.

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

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1980 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02599
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Novomartynovski - Novomartynovski
MSN:
1G122-10
YOM:
1970
Location:
Novomartynovski
Rostov oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
7852
Aircraft flight cycles:
33337
Circumstances:
During crop spraying operations for the sovkhoz (state farm) "Novomartynovski" in the Bolshaya Martynovka district of the Rostov region, an intoxicated aircraft mechanic wanted to demonstrate he was able to pilot an aircraft. He stole the keys of CCCP-02599 and took off with a local. As the 'pilot' did not cope, the aircraft struck tree tops in a forest belt located 1,7 km from the airstrip (2.5 km from Krivoi Liman), crashed at N47°13' E41°46', caught fire and burnt out. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Intoxicated crew.

Crash of a Beechcraft C18S Expeditor on Wassaw Island: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1980 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft C18S
Operator:
Marian Air Service
Registration:
N35MS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Charleston - Kings Bay
MSN:
6947
YOM:
1944
Location:
Wassaw Island
Georgia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
8000
Circumstances:
The crew departed Charleston-Executive Airport (Johns Island) in the morning on a flight to Kings Bay, Georgia, taking part to a mosquito control mission. En route, the twin engine airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area located on Wassaw Island. The aircraft caught fire on impact and both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Uncontrolled descent due to crew incapacitation. The aircraft was observed in shallow descent til impact. Dibrom 14 on board produces blinding fumes if atomized. Liquid chemical toxic.
Final Report:
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