| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 July 1965 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-01201 |
| MSN: | 16847313 |
| First flight: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7863 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Gorny ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Briakan Airstrip, Russia |
| Komsomol'sk-na-Amure Airport (KXK/UHKK), Russia |
The An-2 operated on a flight from Poliny Osipenko to Khabarovsk. While on the leg from Briakan to Komsomol'sk-na-Amure, the flight encountered below-minima weather conditions. The crew deviated from the prescribed flight path to the right by 17 km and entered clouds. The airplane touched tree tops on the slope of a mountain at a height of about 600 metres.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
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 Briakan Airstrip to Komsomol'sk-na-Amure Airport as the crow flies is 222 km (139 miles).
Distance from Briakan Airstrip to Komsomol'sk-na-Amure Airport as the crow flies is 222 km (139 miles).
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