RA-02555

On June 5, 1997 at 12:00 AM, RA-02555 experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-2, operated by Yeiskaero, with the event recorded near Novoshcherbinovskaya Krasnodar Krai.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a crop spraying mission on behalf of the the collective farm 'Dimitrova' in Novoshcherbinovskaya. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 10 metres, the engine lost power. The captain attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft struck the ground, nosed over and came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. Both occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-02555.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.4770°, 38.6494°.