Date:	Wednesday 24 March 2004
Time:	21:25
Type:	Antonov An-2SX
Owner/operator:	Mr. Plenkin
Registration:	RA-33596
MSN:	1G230-38
Year of manufacture:	1988
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	within Pavlovsky district, Voronezhskaya Oblast -   Russia
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Contacted trees and crashed while on a night-time approach, 390 meters short of the runway. The airfield was not suitable for a night-time landing because it did not have any runway or approach lights. The aircraft had carried out a test of its equipment for the dispersion of fertilizers.
Investigators discovered numerous deficiencies in organization and operation of flights by the Don-Avia-Center airline. The aircraft was maintained by Don-Avia-Center and operated by flight crew from that airline.

Aviation Letter 459
MAK Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC)
RIA Novosti

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