Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 26 August 1969 |
Type: | Antonov An-2 |
Operator: | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
Registration: | CCCP-41971 |
MSN: | 13347311 |
First flight: | 1953 |
Total airframe hrs: | 14362 |
Cycles: | 16547 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
Total: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 13 km (8.1 mls) S of Khovu-Aksy Airport ( Russia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ/UNKY), Russia |
Destination airport: | Khovu-Aksy Airport (UNYH), Russia |
Narrative:The An-2 operated on a flight from Kyzyl to Khovu-Aksy when it encountered below-minima weather conditions with low clouds over mountainous terrain. The airplane flew through clouds until it impacted the wooded slope of a 2591 m high mountain at a height of 1940 metres. The wreckage was located the next day.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kyzyl Airport to Khovu-Aksy Airport as the crow flies is 77 km (48 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.