Narrative:
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight in the Lanovtsy district of the Ternopol region in Ukraine when the pilots got distracted from aviating while flying very low over hilly terrain. The aircraft impacted the gentle slope of a hill.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1978 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-32599 |
| MSN: | 1G105-13 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8666 |
| Cycles: | 31855 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,5 km (0.9 mls) SW of Lanovtsy ( Ukraine)
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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 in the Lanovtsy district of the Ternopol region in Ukraine when the pilots got distracted from aviating while flying very low over hilly terrain. The aircraft impacted the gentle slope of a hill.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
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