| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1963 |
| Time: | 15:47 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2T |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Armenia |
| Registration: | CCCP-01154 |
| MSN: | 18047309 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4305 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 14 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Kapan ( Armenia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kapan Airport, Armenia |
| Goris Airport, Armenia |
on the leg from Kapan to Goris of a flight from Kapan to Yerevan when flew too low,
While on a flight from Kafan to Goris, the An-2 deviated from the prescribed flight path by 5.5 km. It entered a gorge near Kafan and was forced to make a climbing turn to get out again. The aircraft lost speed and collided with tree tops at a height of 1,250 metres. It came down on a mountain slope, caught fire and burnt out.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» airdisaster.ruPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kapan Airport to Goris Airport as the crow flies is 29 km (18 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Kapan Airport to Goris Airport as the crow flies is 29 km (18 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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