ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319637
| Date: | Wednesday 6 June 2018 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2R |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroserv |
| Registration: | YR-DAX |
| MSN: | 1G216-16 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2520 hours |
| Engine model: | Shvetsov ASh-62IR |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Baleni, Galati County -
 Romania
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAS |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Romanian Antonov An-2 biplane was destroyed when it force landed after colliding with a vehicle at Baleni, Romania.
The aircraft was spraying insecticide on a crop of wheat when it crossed a road (DJ 253) at low altitude. At the same time a truck was passing and the aircraft hit the top of the truck.
After the impact with the truck, the aircraft changed its trajectory rotating to the right and bending forward. It could no longer be controlled and impacted the ground with the lower right wing and the the engine at a distance of almost 40 m from the truck.
After the ground impact, the aircraft caught fire and burned almost completely
Cause of accident occurrence:
The aircraft loss of control after collision with a truck.
Favoring causes:
- Not noticing the truck approaching while overflying the road.
- Low overflight height in the area of DJ253 (3 m).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
jurnalul.ro
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