Narrative:
The An-2 departed Budapest (BUD) on a flight to Warsaw, Poland. After crossing the Bratislava-Budapest FIR it met adverse weather circumstances and began to accumulate ice on the fuselage and wings. The pilot decided to return to Budapest. On the way back low clouds were encountered. A descent was initiated to remain visual. The Budapest Approach controller warned the pilot to remain maintain FL40 as the lowest altitude over the hills. The pilot reported he was flying at FL40. Radio contact was lost and it appeared that the An-2 crashed in the hilly area NW of Budapest.
» AN2Flyers.com
» Andras FAZEKAS by e-mail, 4-9-2006
» BAAA-ACRO
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 31 March 1987 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2P |
| Operator: | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA |
| Registration: | SP-DNM |
| MSN: | 1G107-60 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Pilisszentlélek ( Hungary)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP), Hungary |
| Warszawa (unknown airport), Poland |
The An-2 departed Budapest (BUD) on a flight to Warsaw, Poland. After crossing the Bratislava-Budapest FIR it met adverse weather circumstances and began to accumulate ice on the fuselage and wings. The pilot decided to return to Budapest. On the way back low clouds were encountered. A descent was initiated to remain visual. The Budapest Approach controller warned the pilot to remain maintain FL40 as the lowest altitude over the hills. The pilot reported he was flying at FL40. Radio contact was lost and it appeared that the An-2 crashed in the hilly area NW of Budapest.
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» AN2Flyers.com
» Andras FAZEKAS by e-mail, 4-9-2006
» BAAA-ACRO
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