Narrative:
The aircraft operated on a crop-spraying flight in the Pochop District of the Bryansk Region with an intoxicated crew at the controls. The aircraft lost height when performing a turn a low height against the sun and impacted a field.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 15 July 1971 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Moscow SPiMVL |
| Registration: | CCCP-06266 |
| MSN: | 1G67-22 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5694 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Pochop ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The aircraft operated on a crop-spraying flight in the Pochop District of the Bryansk Region with an intoxicated crew at the controls. The aircraft lost height when performing a turn a low height against the sun and impacted a field.
Classification:
Flightcrew member's alcohol, drug usageControlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
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