Narrative:
The An-2 operated on a flight from Uzhgorod to Bushtyna with an en route stop at Irshava. En route to Irshava the aircraft encountered below-minima weather conditions due to the presence of low clouds over the mountains. The flight crew deviated from the prescribed flight path to the left. The aircraft entered clouds and impacted the side of a mountain slope at a height of 420 metres into the slope near Mukachevo.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 25 November 1969 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-44995 |
| MSN: | 1G27-18 |
| First flight: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5200 |
| Cycles: | 37878 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 6,4 km (4 mls) N of Mukachevo ( Ukraine)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Uzhgorod Airport (UDJ/UKLU), Ukraine |
| Irshava Airport, Ukraine |
The An-2 operated on a flight from Uzhgorod to Bushtyna with an en route stop at Irshava. En route to Irshava the aircraft encountered below-minima weather conditions due to the presence of low clouds over the mountains. The flight crew deviated from the prescribed flight path to the left. The aircraft entered clouds and impacted the side of a mountain slope at a height of 420 metres into the slope near Mukachevo.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
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