Narrative:
The An-2 operated on a flight from Batumi to Sukhumi with an en route stop at Poti. Ten minutes after takeoff the engine failed due to problems with the magnetos. The aircraft was flying at a height of 250 metres some 2 km off the coastline at the time. The crew decided to make a forced landing in the Black Sea near a fishing vessel, 1800 m off Cape Tsikhisdziri and alighted some 500-600 metres from the vessel.
The wreck was recovered from a depth of some 34-36 metres on 14 September 1966.
Ditching
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 9 September 1966 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2TP |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Georgia |
| Registration: | CCCP-96224 |
| MSN: | 1G72-08 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 327 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,8 km (1.1 mls) W off Tsikhisdziri Cape ( Georgia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Batumi-Chorokh Airport (BUS/UGSB), Georgia |
| Poti Airport (UGSP), Georgia |
The An-2 operated on a flight from Batumi to Sukhumi with an en route stop at Poti. Ten minutes after takeoff the engine failed due to problems with the magnetos. The aircraft was flying at a height of 250 metres some 2 km off the coastline at the time. The crew decided to make a forced landing in the Black Sea near a fishing vessel, 1800 m off Cape Tsikhisdziri and alighted some 500-600 metres from the vessel.
The wreck was recovered from a depth of some 34-36 metres on 14 September 1966.
Classification:
All engine powerlossDitching
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Batumi-Chorokh Airport to Poti Airport as the crow flies is 62 km (39 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Batumi-Chorokh Airport to Poti Airport as the crow flies is 62 km (39 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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