Antonov AN-2 crash, Apr 11, 2006 (2 killed), Kozlovets
Antonov AN-2 accident on April 11, 2006 near Kozlovets, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria with 2 fatalities. Cause: The commander's low-altitude flying in...
- Date: April 11, 2006
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-2
- Location: Kozlovets, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The commander's low-altitude flying in complicated conditions in breach of aerial work rules, compounded by an incomplete crew and weak operator oversight.
An An-2 used for spraying herbicide near Kozlovets carried two unauthorized passengers on its twelfth flight, a schoolboy in the right seat and another person standing between the pilot seats, with no copilot aboard. During a low-altitude turn at the end of a spray run it struck the ground, and the aircraft broke up and burned. The commander and the standing passenger were killed and the boy was seriously injured.