| Date: | Saturday 13 June 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot / Latvia |
| Registration: | CCCP-07712 |
| MSN: | 1G158-32 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3801 hours |
| Cycles: | 15340 flights |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Saldus -
 Latvia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
The Antonov lost height following an engine failure. The aircraft collided with a petroleum storage tank, crashed and burned.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
airdisaster.ru
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