Crash of a Fletcher FU24 in Raetihi

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1975
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-BIT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
46
YOM:
1957
Location:
Raetihi
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:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Raetihi while performing a crop spraying mission. The pilot, sole on board was injured.

Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B1-H2 Turbo Porter in Wad Madani

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
Operator:
Registration:
HB-FDI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wad Madani - Wad Madani
MSN:
665
YOM:
1967
Location:
Wad Madani
Al Jazirah (ولاية الجزيرة)
Country:
Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
2134
Circumstances:
While flying at low height on a crop spraying flight, the single engine airplane struck power cables and crashed in flames. The pilot, sole on board, was injured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire. The accident occurred during the first sortie in the early morning, shortly after sunrise.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Topraisar: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1974
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
YR-APV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G124-41
YOM:
1971
Location:
Topraisar
Constanța
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Topraisar, about 21 km southwest of Constanţa. The captain was killed and two other crew members were injured.

Crash of a Fletcher FU24-II in Waiomatatini: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1974 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-CZC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waiomatatini - Waiomatatini
MSN:
153
YOM:
1969
Location:
Waiomatatini
Gisborne District 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 airplane took off on the 64th sortie of the day. The loader driver saw the aircraft make a topdressing run along the side of a ridge facing the airstrip. Moments later he saw a cloud of superphosphate dust rising from behind the same ridge. Noticing that the plane's engine noise had ceased the driver ran several hundred yards and found the aircraft had crashed and the pilot appeared to be dead. The Fletcher had been destroyed by impact forces. Fire did not occur. This was not a survivable accident. The position of the accident indicated that the pilot was making a " cleaning up " run across the end of the ridge and while turning steeply to the left through about 270° had the port wing tip strike a spur running off the ridge. The plane pivoted about its wing tip, with the nose impacting the slope heavily and the engine separating from the airframe. The aircraft then dropped about 15 metres in a level attitude into a hollow beyond the spur while travelling backward and coming to rest in a few metres.
Probable cause:
The pilot, comparatively inexperienced in agricultural flying operations, misjudged the turning radius of his aircraft which during a steep turn collided with a hillside. Examination of the wreck showed no pre-impact defects or failures. The engine was delivering power at the time of impact. The flying conditions were good with only a light breeze and no low cloud to affect the operation.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Redło

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1974
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
SP-WLT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G148-08
Location:
Redło
West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie)
Country:
Poland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant's fate remains unknown.

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

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1974 at 1815 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32183
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Chal - Chal
MSN:
1G94-44
YOM:
1968
Location:
Chal
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
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-2M in Demidovo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1974 at 1935 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02383
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Nizhni Karachan - Demidovo
MSN:
7 016 27
YOM:
1967
Location:
Demidovo
Voronezh oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
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.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Petrovka: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1974 at 0348 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07401
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Petrovka - Petrovka
MSN:
1G150-36
YOM:
1973
Location:
Petrovka
North Kazakhstan
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
647
Aircraft flight cycles:
3108
Circumstances:
The crew took off at 0330LT for a local spraying mission in the region of Petrovka, North Kazakhstan, with a load of 1,2 ton of pesticides. Less than 20 minutes later, while flying a low height, the airplane entered a nose down attitude of 30° then banked left to 45° before crashing in a wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were seriously injured. The copilot died from his injuries three days later on July 1st.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the loss of control was the consequence of an intense fatigue that suffered the crew. It was determined they flew more than 13 hours everyday during last eight days from 20 to 28 June.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander near Addis Ababa

Date & Time: May 15, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Government of Kenya
Registration:
5Y-AMG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
601
YOM:
1969
Location:
Addis Ababa-Bole
Addis Ababa City District
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near the Bole Airport in Addis Ababa, somewhere in May 1974 (exact date unknown).

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1974 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07412
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kichma - Kichma
MSN:
1G150-47
YOM:
1973
Location:
Kichma
Kirov oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
449
Aircraft flight cycles:
753
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a crop spraying flight in Kichma (Sovyetsk district of the Kirov region). While flying at a height of 50-60 meters, the pilot-in-command initiated a sharp turn when speed dropped. The airplane stalled and crashed in flames in an open field located about 7 km northwest of Kichma. It was destroyed by a post crash fire and both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The loss of control that occurred during a sharp turn was the result of the action of the pilot-in-command who caused the aircraft to adopt a super critical flight attitude after reaching an excessive angle of attack. Lack of flight control and poor flight planning were considered as contributing factors.
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