| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroklub Togliatti |
| Registration: | RA-06196 |
| MSN: | 1G43-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lunocharski -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | |
The Antonov had just dropped ten parachutists at Togliatti, Samara region, when two of the parachutists were caught by the wind, ending up into the river Volga near the Lunocharski settlement and drowned. Both pilots of the Antonov tried to point out their location to the rescuers but descended too low. A wing touched the surface of the river and the aircraft crashed and sank. Both pilots managed to escape.
Sources:
Michel Roch/Soviet Transports
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