Narrative:
The aircraft operated on a crop-spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) "Zavyety Lenina" in the Mikhailovka District of the Volgograd Region. At an altitude of 5-10 meters the engine developed problems, likely because the right group of fuel tanks had run dry . The aircraft impacted terrain, killing all three on board. It appeared the pilot was intoxicated.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 22 June 1991 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Operator: | Yugavia |
| Registration: | CCCP-62627 |
| MSN: | 1G178-19 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Cycles: | 9226 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 6 km (3.8 mls) S of Sukhov-2-i, Mikhailovka district ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The aircraft operated on a crop-spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) "Zavyety Lenina" in the Mikhailovka District of the Volgograd Region. At an altitude of 5-10 meters the engine developed problems, likely because the right group of fuel tanks had run dry . The aircraft impacted terrain, killing all three on board. It appeared the pilot was intoxicated.
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