Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 16 MAY 1976 |
| Type: | Antonov 2SX |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-79935 |
| C/n / msn: | 1167 473 13 |
| First flight: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8766 |
| Cycles: | 20533 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Semipalatinsk (Kazakhstan) |
| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The Antonov crashed following an excessively banked turn while spraying crops. Investigation revealed that the pilot was drunk.
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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.
