Narrative:
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the "Leningrad" Kolkhoz in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan. Due to faulty maintenance the day before, the engine began to vibrate. Power was lost and the pilot carried out a forced landing in a cotton field. The An-2 collided with the embankment of an irrigation ditch, broke up and burnt out.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 9 September 1982 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-62663 |
| MSN: | 1G178-55 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Khorezm region ( Uzbekistan)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the "Leningrad" Kolkhoz in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan. Due to faulty maintenance the day before, the engine began to vibrate. Power was lost and the pilot carried out a forced landing in a cotton field. The An-2 collided with the embankment of an irrigation ditch, broke up and burnt out.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
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