Narrative:
The An-2 took off from Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk) when the pilot decided to commit suicide due to marital problems. He took off alone and directed his aircraft into the 4-storey building where he was living (house No. 10 in the 27th district of Voroshilovgrad). Several flats were seriously damaged and a fire erupted, but nobody in the house was injured while the pilot was killed on impact.
Deliberately crashed
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 27 March 1972 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-42621 |
| MSN: | 1G40-22 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9044 |
| Cycles: | 9242 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Voroshilovgrad ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Voroshilovgrad Airport (VSG/UKCW), Ukraine |
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The An-2 took off from Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk) when the pilot decided to commit suicide due to marital problems. He took off alone and directed his aircraft into the 4-storey building where he was living (house No. 10 in the 27th district of Voroshilovgrad). Several flats were seriously damaged and a fire erupted, but nobody in the house was injured while the pilot was killed on impact.
Classification:
Pilot or passenger suicideDeliberately crashed
Sources:
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