ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331161
| Date: | Monday 20 April 1970 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-06333 |
| MSN: | 1G69-07 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2681 hours |
| Cycles: | 6430 flights |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kuban -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Kuban State Farm Airport |
| Kuban State Farm Airport |
The An-2 biplane was engaged in flights for the application of mineral fertilizers on the farm fields at the Kuban State Farm, Russia. On the seventh flight of the day the aircraft technician and an employee of the farm were also on board. The employee was also present in the cockpit. The captain handed over control of the airplane to the copilot while he turned to the farm employee to study the maps of the fields that needed to be processed.
While performing a low altitude procedure turn, the copilot lost control of the plane. The airplane rolled 45 degrees and impacted the ground. The captain and technician survived the accident.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
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