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Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1969 |
Time: | 21:15 |
Type: | Antonov An-2R |
Operator: | Aeroflot / Belarus |
Registration: | CCCP-96175 |
MSN: | 1G71-08 |
First flight: | 1966 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2524 |
Cycles: | 1020 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 1,8 km (1.1 mls) from Mostki, Rogachov district, Gomel region ( Belarus)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:An An-2 aircraft was destroyed in an accident near Mostki, Belarus during an unauthorised flight.
The airplane was engaged in crop-spraying operations for the sovkhoz (state farm) "Rogin" when the intoxicated crew allowed three passengers on board.
They performed unauthorised manoeuvres at low height until the aircraft touched tree tops at a height of 15-17 metres. It wend down and burst into flames, killing all aboard.
Sources:
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Soviet Transports»
airdisaster.ru
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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.