Narrative:
The aircraft was engaged in crop-spraying operations near Byelovody. At night an intoxicated pilot took the aircraft for a flight to Nedrigailov in the Romny District of the Sumy Region. Returning to Byelovody, the pilot lost spatial orientation. The aircraft
crashed 200 metres from Perekopivka. The pilot and sole passenger, an aircraft mechanic, were seriously injured. The passenger died in hospital 15 days later.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 13 June 1991 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Air Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-40988 |
| MSN: | 1G217-28 |
| First flight: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2962 |
| Cycles: | 30996 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Perekopivka ( Ukraine)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The aircraft was engaged in crop-spraying operations near Byelovody. At night an intoxicated pilot took the aircraft for a flight to Nedrigailov in the Romny District of the Sumy Region. Returning to Byelovody, the pilot lost spatial orientation. The aircraft
crashed 200 metres from Perekopivka. The pilot and sole passenger, an aircraft mechanic, were seriously injured. The passenger died in hospital 15 days later.
Sources:
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