Narrative:
The An-2 crashed during crop-spraying operations in the Poltava region when the intoxicated pilot performed unauthorised manoeuvres at low height over a village and lost control. The aircraft collided with a building and was completely destroyed, the pilot and the sole passenger, an aircraft mechanic, were killed.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 5 May 1972 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-25604 |
| MSN: | 1G61-30 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Poltava Region ( Ukraine)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The An-2 crashed during crop-spraying operations in the Poltava region when the intoxicated pilot performed unauthorised manoeuvres at low height over a village and lost control. The aircraft collided with a building and was completely destroyed, the pilot and the sole passenger, an aircraft mechanic, were killed.
Classification:
Flightcrew member's alcohol, drug usageLoss of control
Sources:
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