Last updated: 22 March 2019
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| Date: | Thursday 19 March 1970 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Uzbekistan |
| Registration: | CCCP-25598 |
| C/n / msn: | 1G61-24 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2086 |
| Cycles: | 5100 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 5,7 km (3.6 mls) from Nikolayevo-Kozlovski ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the kolkhoz "Krasny Partizan" in the Pokrovskoye District of the Rostov Region without ATC authorisation when it encountered below-minima weather conditions with thick fog. The crew lost spatial orientation and the aircraft crashed in a snow-covered field 5,750 metres west of Nikolayevo-Kozlovski.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
