Narrative:
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) "Rossiya" in the Kamenets District of the Brest Region with two unauthorised passengers on board. The crew flew a steep left turn at a height of some 15-20 metres and lost control. The aircraft impacted terrain 600 metres south-west of Dolbizno, caught fire and burnt out.
It appeared the flight crew was intoxicated.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1989 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Belarus |
| Registration: | CCCP-54891 |
| MSN: | 1G186-39 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4571 |
| Cycles: | 22855 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 0,6 km (0.4 mls) SW of Dolbizno, Kamenets district, Brest region ( Belarus)
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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 kolkhoz (collective farm) "Rossiya" in the Kamenets District of the Brest Region with two unauthorised passengers on board. The crew flew a steep left turn at a height of some 15-20 metres and lost control. The aircraft impacted terrain 600 metres south-west of Dolbizno, caught fire and burnt out.
It appeared the flight crew was intoxicated.
Classification:
Flightcrew member's alcohol, drug usageLoss of control
Sources:
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