Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 15 June 1972 |
Type: | Antonov An-2R |
Operator: | Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate |
Registration: | CCCP-02692 |
MSN: | 1G123-58 |
First flight: | 1971 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1419 |
Cycles: | 6191 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Rechka ( Russia)
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Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight from Zaupory (Batetski District of the Novgorod Region) for the sovkhoz (state farm) "Peredolski" when the engine lost power. The aircraft lost height and collided with the roof of a horse stable on the banks of
the Luga River.
The engine failed due to soot deposits in the inlet valves.
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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.