Sibay - Magnitogorsk

On May 4, 1995 at 10:42 AM, Sibay - Magnitogorsk experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-2, operated by ROSTO, with the event recorded near Sibay Republic of Bashkortostan.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 42.9%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Sibay on a special flight to Magnitogorsk, carrying five members of the Civil Defense and two pilots. The purpose of the mission was to fly over the Ural River to study and predict flood activity. After takeoff, while in initial climb, the crew initiated a left turn when the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and struck the ground in a nose down angle of 40° about 1,280 metres from the runway end. A pilot and two passengers were killed while four other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-19550.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.7204°, 58.6655°.