Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Telikol: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 17, 1975 at 1130 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-23645
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Telikol - Telikol
MSN:
1G31-08
YOM:
1963
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
7169
Aircraft flight cycles:
23482
Circumstances:
During a crop-spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) "Gigant" from Telikol (Shieli district of the Kyzylorda region), the pilot initiated a sharp turn to the left at low height when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located about 7-8 km from Telikol. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot took the decision to fly without any copilot and with two unauthorized people on board. He lost control of the airplane following a sharp turn at low height.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Filonovskaya: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 16, 1975 at 1746 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-49399
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Filonovskaya - Filonovskaya
MSN:
1G14-23
YOM:
1962
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
9380
Aircraft flight cycles:
37520
Circumstances:
Three minutes after takeoff from Filonovskaya (Novoanninski district of the Volgograd region), while on a crop spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) "Pobeda" with an unauthorized passenger on board, the intoxicated pilot lost control of the aircraft that lost height and crashed upside down in a field some 3 km from the airstrip. Both pilot and passenger were killed. At the time of the accident, the pilot had a alcohol level of 1,1‰ in blood.
Probable cause:
Intoxicated pilot.
Crash of an Antonov AN-2SKh in Tambov
Date & Time:
Apr 30, 1975
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-06444
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tambov - Tambov
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During a crop spraying flight in the Tambov region, the pilot-in-command got distracted while flying against the low sun when the aircraft lost height and crashed in a field. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while both crew members were uninjured.
Probable cause:
Loss of control at low height after the pilot-in-command got distracted from operations.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Minięta
Date & Time:
Apr 18, 1975
Operator:
Registration:
SP-WNG
MSN:
1G156-44
YOM:
1974
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Crew fate unknown.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Kursk: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 2, 1975 at 1418 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-29374
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kursk - Kursk
MSN:
1G79-05
YOM:
1970
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
6185
Aircraft flight cycles:
24233
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a crop spraying flight from Kursk for the kolkhoz (collective farm) im. Karla Marksa in the Kursk district of the Kursk region. The crew failed to use the full length of the runway for takeoff and tried to climb out too steeply, losing speed and height. The captain extended the flaps to 37° while flying low over a forest behind the airport's perimeter, causing additional loss of speed and height so the aircraft touched tree tops, crashed in the forest 100 metres further on (1,890 metres behind the runway threshold), caught fire and burnt out. The copilot was injured while the captain was killed.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation and wrong takeoff configuration on part of the pilot-in-command (captain). He failed to use the full runway length and started the rotation at an insufficient speed with en engine running too low. With flaps at 37°, this caused the airplane to adopt a nose-up attitude and a high angle of attack. The relative low experience of the copilot (90 flying hours) was considered as a contributing factor.
Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Bulgaria: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 16, 1975
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Bulgaria. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Pagėgiai: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 14, 1975 at 1725 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-96276
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pagėgiai - Pagėgiai
MSN:
1G74-11
YOM:
1966
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
5055
Aircraft flight cycles:
28916
Circumstances:
On a crop praying flight for the state horse farm "Nemunas" at Pagėgiai (Šilute district of Lithuania), the single engine airplane collided with a high voltage power line near Pagėgiai while flying against the low sun at a height of 20 meters. The airplane stalled and crashed in flames 130 metres further. It was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. Both pilots were seriously injured but the copilot died from his injuries in the evening.
Probable cause:
The crew adopted a wrong flight configuration of which the organization was poor.
Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Brothers Range: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 1, 1975
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-COV
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1602
YOM:
1965
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Brothers Range, near Cave. The pilot Arthur Rudge and his son aged eight were killed.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Kneževac
Date & Time:
Feb 15, 1975
Operator:
Registration:
YU-BHW
MSN:
1G135-46
YOM:
1972
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances.
