Date: | Saturday 31 August 1963 |
Time: | 15:47 |
Type: | Antonov An-2T |
Owner/operator: | Aeroflot / Armenia |
Registration: | CCCP-01154 |
MSN: | 18047309 |
Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4305 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Kapan -
Armenia
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Kapan Airport |
Destination airport: | Goris Airport |
Narrative: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.
Sources:
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