Narrative:
The aircraft was engaged in crop-spraying operations for the sovkhoz (state farm) "40 let Tadzhikistana" located in the Zafarabad district of the Leninabad region of Tajikistan.
The intoxicated captain set out on an unauthorised flight with an aircraft mechanic and performed unauthorised manoeuvres at low height. The aircraft stalled, crashed in a field and caught fire.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 18 December 1966 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Tajikistan |
| Registration: | CCCP-46601 |
| MSN: | 1G46-10 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2005 |
| Cycles: | 6722 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Zafarabad ( Tajikistan)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The aircraft was engaged in crop-spraying operations for the sovkhoz (state farm) "40 let Tadzhikistana" located in the Zafarabad district of the Leninabad region of Tajikistan.
The intoxicated captain set out on an unauthorised flight with an aircraft mechanic and performed unauthorised manoeuvres at low height. The aircraft stalled, crashed in a field and caught fire.
Classification:
Flightcrew member's alcohol, drug usage Loss of control
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
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