Narrative:
The An-2 lost height during a crop-spraying flight and impacted terrain between Yablunivka and Bubnovshchina, Russia.
Probably a first-aid kit which had been stored below the seat of the co-pilot got stuck between the steering column and the seat so that control over the stabiliser was lost.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 8 September 1978 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-35112 |
| MSN: | 1G111-38 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7437 |
| Cycles: | 39351 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) SE of Yablunivka, Priluki district, Chernigov region ( Ukraine)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Yablunivka Airstrip, Ukraine |
| Yablunivka Airstrip, Ukraine |
The An-2 lost height during a crop-spraying flight and impacted terrain between Yablunivka and Bubnovshchina, Russia.
Probably a first-aid kit which had been stored below the seat of the co-pilot got stuck between the steering column and the seat so that control over the stabiliser was lost.
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