CCCP-N566

On August 20, 1951 at 07:20 PM, CCCP-N566 experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-2, operated by Polyarnaya Aviatsiya, with the event recorded near Yakutsk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After takeoff from an area located along the Lena River, in the region of Yakutsk, while climbing to a height of 50-60 meters, the single engine aircraft banked left to 65° and nosed down to 25° then plunged into the Lena River about 200 meters offshore. All four crew members were able to evacuate the cabin but only three reached the shore as the flight engineer was drowned.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-N566, MSN 1 09 473 01, year of manufacture 1951.