Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 9 February 1964 |
Type: | Antonov An-2 |
Operator: | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate |
Registration: | CCCP-55541 |
MSN: | 14647303 |
First flight: | 1954 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6738 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 3,5 km (2.2 mls) NW of Dhzigda Airport ( Russia)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The aircraft operated on a positioning flight from Dhzigda in the Ayan district of the Khabarovsk region to Nelkan at night.
The pilot lost spatial orientation after take-off and allowed the aircraft to lose height. The aircraft struck trees and crashed into a forest near the river Maya 3,5 km north-west of the runway.
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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.