Narrative:
The An-2 hit power lines while on a crop spraying flight. Control was lost and the airplane impacted the ground.
An investigation revealed that the area was unsuitable for aerial spraying operations since there were numerous uncharted electrical lines running in close distance from each other in the area.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 10 April 2003 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA |
| Registration: | SP-WPZ |
| MSN: | 1G167-31 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Qum ( Iran)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The An-2 hit power lines while on a crop spraying flight. Control was lost and the airplane impacted the ground.
An investigation revealed that the area was unsuitable for aerial spraying operations since there were numerous uncharted electrical lines running in close distance from each other in the area.
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