Antonov AN-2 crash, Jan 21, 1962 (10 killed), Levinskaya...
Antonov AN-2 accident on January 21, 1962 near Levinskaya Verkhoshizhemsky Kirov oblast, Russia with 10 fatalities. Cause: Both crews failed to follow...
- Date: January 21, 1962
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-2
- Location: Levinskaya Verkhoshizhemsky Kirov oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Both crews failed to follow visual flight rules on the local route, flying close to the cloud base and entering it.
Two Aeroflot Antonov An 2 aircraft collided in cloud and snow at a height of about 150 m near Levinskaya in the Kirov region on 21 January 1962 while flying a visual local route. One aircraft, carrying 8 passengers and 2 crew, fell into a wood and burned, killing all 10 aboard. The other aircraft was lightly damaged and returned to Kirov.