Wirestrike Accident Antonov An-2R CCCP-01506,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330534
 

Date:Monday 17 April 1972
Time:16:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator:Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration: CCCP-01506
MSN: 1G79-47
Year of manufacture:1967
Total airframe hrs:3117 hours
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Vyyezdnoye, Arzamas district -   Russia
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
The An-2 operated on a crop-spraying flight from Arzamas. During the 30th flight that day it collided with a high-voltage power-line 500 metres south-west of Vyyezdnoye (Arzamas District of the Gorki Region) while flying against the sun. The aircraft impacted a water-filled ravine 258 metres further on.

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