Narrative:
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) "Vrachevo-Gorki" in the Lukhovitsy District of the Moscow Region when it encountered thick smoke from burning peat land. The crew lost spatial orientation and allowed the aircraft to lose lost height until it impacted the bank of the Oka River near Perevitsy, 4 km from the airstrip.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 1972 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Moscow SPiMVL |
| Registration: | CCCP-32520 |
| MSN: | 1G103-47 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3150 |
| Cycles: | 15276 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Perevitsy ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) "Vrachevo-Gorki" in the Lukhovitsy District of the Moscow Region when it encountered thick smoke from burning peat land. The crew lost spatial orientation and allowed the aircraft to lose lost height until it impacted the bank of the Oka River near Perevitsy, 4 km from the airstrip.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
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