Antonov AN-2 crash, Mar 24, 1973 (2 killed), Ozernaya Kam...
Antonov AN-2 accident on March 24, 1973 near Ozernaya Kamchatka Krai, Russia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Intoxicated captain deliberately deviated from...
- Date: March 24, 1973
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-2
- Location: Ozernaya Kamchatka Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Intoxicated captain deliberately deviated from the prescribed flight path.
An Aeroflot An2 cargo flight from Ozernaya to Ust Bolsheretsk left its prescribed route under an intoxicated captain, entered cloud and struck a snow covered slope of Mt Ukho. One pilot and a passenger were killed and the sole survivor was seriously injured.