Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 27 MAY 1987 |
| Type: | Antonov 2R |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Latvia |
| Registration: | CCCP-70501 |
| C/n / msn: | 1G144-12 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | off Visby (Sweden) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Saldus, Latvia |
| ? |
The pilot stole an An-2 and fled to Sweden. He ditched the aircraft and swam to the shore of Gotland Island where he requested political asylum.
The Antonov is now parked at the Visby aviation museum.
Events:
Sources:
» Soviet Transports
» BAAA-ACRO
» PZC 29-5-1987
Photos
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.
