Status: | |
Date: | Monday 9 November 1964 |
Type: | Antonov An-2SX |
Operator: | Aeroflot / Moldova |
Registration: | CCCP-43915 |
MSN: | 111347307 |
First flight: | 1959 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3834 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 2 km (1.3 mls) NW of Gavanoasa ( Moldova)
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Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Cahul Airport (LUCH), Moldova |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The An-2 operated on a positioning flight from Cahul to Vulcanesti after crop-spraying operations for the "Gigant" kolkhoz (collective farm) when the intoxicated crew performed unauthorised manoeuvres. The aircraft lost speed, entered a dive and crashed in a field between Vladimirovca and Gavanoasa (2 km north-west of Gavanoasa)
Classification:
Loss of control
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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.