Antonov AN-2 crash, May 6, 1978 (10 killed), Gazimurski Z...
Antonov AN-2 accident on May 6, 1978 near Gazimurski Zavod Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia with 10 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's decision to keep descending...
- Date: May 6, 1978
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-2
- Location: Gazimurski Zavod Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's decision to keep descending under visual rules in cloud and below minimum visibility. Contributing factors: poor flight preparation, weak crew coordination, an incorrect altimeter setting by the copilot, and little help from weather services.
Scheduled flight from Nerchinsk to Gazimurski Zavod. On approach the crew descended into cloud and, facing a mountain, added power, but the aircraft struck treetops in a flat attitude and crashed on a mountain slope about 12 km southeast of the airfield. Ten occupants were killed and five passengers were injured.