Crash of an Antonov AN-2SKh in Gӑvӑnoasa: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 9, 1964 at 1532 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-43915
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cahul – Vulcӑneşti
MSN:
1113 473 07
YOM:
1959
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
3834
Circumstances:
On a positioning flight from Cahul to Vulcӑneşti after crop-spraying operations for the "Gigant" kolkhoz (collective farm), the intoxicated crew performed unauthorized manoeuvre. The aircraft lost speed, entered a dive and crashed in an open field located between Vladimirovca and Gӑvӑnoasa, some 2 km northwest of Gӑvӑnoasa and burnt out. All four occupants, two mechanics and two pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Pilot intoxicated.
