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Date: | Saturday 2 June 2001 |
Type: | Antonov An-2 |
Operator: | Volgograd Air Club |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Metallurg, Volgograd region ( Russia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Parachuting |
Departure airport: | Srednyaya Akhtuba Airfield, Russia |
Destination airport: | Srednyaya Akhtuba Airfield, Russia |
Narrative:An Antonov 2 biplane was destroyed when it crashed on the banks of the Akhtuba River, Volgograd Region, Russia. All three on board were killed. The airplane was returning to the airport after parachutists had jumped from the plane. On board were the pilot, a parachutist instructor and a passenger. Probably sitting in the right seat the unfastened passenger slid off the chair and leaned on a control column. The plane went into a nosedive at an altitude of 1000 meters. It impacted the ground at a speed of 310 km/h.
Classification:
Loss of control
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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.