Sevryukovo - Sevryukovo

Bought in 2000 and stored since, the airplane was under restoration since August 2013. The crew (one pilot and one engineer), decided to perform a test flight in the region of Sevryukovo (Korocha District of the Belgorod region). En route, the engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft impacted ground and crashed, coming to rest upside down and bursting into flames. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.

Flight / Schedule

Sevryukovo - Sevryukovo

Aircraft

Antonov AN-2

Registration

RA-31505

Operator

Sputnik

Date

October 6, 2013 at 02:25 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Sevryukovo Belgorod oblast

Region

Asia • Russia

Coordinates

50.6141°, 36.7669°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On October 6, 2013 at 02:25 PM, Sevryukovo - Sevryukovo experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-2, operated by Sputnik, with the event recorded near Sevryukovo Belgorod oblast.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was flight 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: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Bought in 2000 and stored since, the airplane was under restoration since August 2013. The crew (one pilot and one engineer), decided to perform a test flight in the region of Sevryukovo (Korocha District of the Belgorod region). En route, the engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft impacted ground and crashed, coming to rest upside down and bursting into flames. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-31505.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.6141°, 36.7669°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

Bought in 2000 and stored since, the airplane was under restoration since August 2013. The crew (one pilot and one engineer), decided to perform a test flight in the region of Sevryukovo (Korocha District of the Belgorod region). En route, the engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft impacted ground and crashed, coming to rest upside down and bursting into flames. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

1

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Sevryukovo - Sevryukovo

Operator

Sputnik

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Russia

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Antonov AN-2

Registration

RA-31505