Indra Lake - Verkhnyaya Salda

On June 27, 1970 at 06:00 PM, Indra Lake - Verkhnyaya Salda experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-2, operated by MOM - Ministerstvo Obshego Mashinostroenia, with the event recorded near Indra Lake Sverdlovsk oblast.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

16 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 62.5%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew attempted to takeoff from an airstrip located at Indra Lake bound for Verkhnyaya Salda with the MTOW exceeded by 170 kg and the center of gravity being out of the envelope (too far aft). With an intoxicated captain and an intoxicated passenger at the controls (the 2nd pilot was in the passenger cabin), the aircraft stalled at a height of some 15 metres, crashed, caught fire and burnt out. One pilot and nine passengers were killed. The aircraft was owned by the MOM – Ministerstvo Obshchestvo Mashinostroyeniya – Minobshchemash and operated by the NIITP (Nauchno-Issledovatelskom Institute Teplovykh Protsessov), the Research Institute for Thermal Processes.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-93925, MSN 1 57 473 14, year of manufacture 1955.