Narrative:
The An-2 operated on a positioning flight from Chelyabinsk to Magnitogorsk. The flight crew lost spatial orientation when entering an area with heavy snowfall and poor visibility. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a snow-covered field near Tokmass.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 31 January 1970 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2TP |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-40573 |
| MSN: | 1G84-26 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2774 |
| Cycles: | 4785 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Tokmass ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK/USCC), Russia |
| Magnitogorsk Airport (MQF/USCM), Russia |
The An-2 operated on a positioning flight from Chelyabinsk to Magnitogorsk. The flight crew lost spatial orientation when entering an area with heavy snowfall and poor visibility. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a snow-covered field near Tokmass.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
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 Chelyabinsk Airport to Magnitogorsk Airport as the crow flies is 275 km (172 miles).
Distance from Chelyabinsk Airport to Magnitogorsk Airport as the crow flies is 275 km (172 miles).
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