ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-2R RA-40312 Serov, Sverdlovsk region
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Monday 11 June 2012
Time:22:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-2R
Operator:Avia Zov
Registration: RA-40312
MSN: 1G221-48
First flight: 1986
Total airframe hrs:3966
Engines: 1 Shvetsov ASh-62IR
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Total:Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:10 km (6.3 mls) SW of Serov, Sverdlovsk region (   Russia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
An Antonov 2 biplane, RA-40312, was destroyed in an accident near Serov, Sverdlovsk region, Russia after being taken on an illegal flight. All thirteen on board were killed.
In the evening of June 11, the Eve of Russia's Day, a group of people were having a drinking party at the airfield near the city of Serov, Russia. They than managed to illegally take An-2 plane parked at the airfield to fly for fishing or sauna party elsewhere.
Among the men were the Chief of Serov city police, three police inspectors, the guard of the airport, a private company guard, a pensionist, a young unemployed guy and a local mobile shop owner. The exact destination of the flight remains unknown.
The airplane was reported missing an a search operation was initiated. Because of deteriorating weather conditions the search was called off on November 13, 2012. Almost 300,000 square kilometers were searched.
Early May 2013, local hunters accidentally found the wreckage in hard-to-access terrain. It was found that the airplane probably touched tree tops with the left wing, causing the aircraft to spin to the left. It then collided with the ground at an angle close to 90° and burst into flames.

Probable Cause:

The cause of the crash of the An-2 RA-40312 was a flight at a height well below the safe altitude by the pilot, which led to a collision with a tree and a further crash of the aircraft.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: MAK Russia
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 4 months
Accident number: Final report
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Sources:
» Lenta.ru
» Ural Investigative Management on Transport Investigative Committee of Russia
» RIA Novosti (4-7-2012)
» The Moscow Times (14-11-2012)
» Isvestia (5-5-2013)
» RIA Novosti (6-5-2013)


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photo of Antonov-An-2R-RA-40312
accident date: 11-06-2012
type: Antonov An-2R
registration: RA-40312
photo of Antonov-An-2R-RA-40312
accident date: 11-06-2012
type: Antonov An-2R
registration: RA-40312
 
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.
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