Razdolnoye - Razdolnoye

The aircraft was completing a spraying mission in Razdolnoye with two pilots and one unauthorized passenger on board. While flying at low height against the sun, the crew performed a zoom while returning to the airstrip when the aircraft lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Razdolnoye - Razdolnoye

Aircraft

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Registration

CCCP-31423

MSN

1G197-46

Year of Manufacture

1982

Date

June 24, 1991 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Spraying (Agricultural)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Razdolnoye Kostanay

Region

Asia • Kazakhstan

Coordinates

51.4638°, 63.1850°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On June 24, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Razdolnoye - Razdolnoye experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Razdolnoye Kostanay.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a spraying mission in Razdolnoye with two pilots and one unauthorized passenger on board. While flying at low height against the sun, the crew performed a zoom while returning to the airstrip when the aircraft lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-31423, MSN 1G197-46, year of manufacture 1982.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.4638°, 63.1850°.

Fatalities

Total

3

Crew

2

Passengers

1

Other

0

Crash Summary

The aircraft was completing a spraying mission in Razdolnoye with two pilots and one unauthorized passenger on board. While flying at low height against the sun, the crew performed a zoom while returning to the airstrip when the aircraft lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

1

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Razdolnoye - Razdolnoye

Flight Type

Spraying (Agricultural)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Kazakhstan

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Registration

CCCP-31423

MSN

1G197-46

Year of Manufacture

1982