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Vidzeme (Vidūmō)
Crash of a Let L-410UVP in Riga: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 7, 1995 at 1300 LT
Operator:
Registration:
146
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Riga - Riga
MSN:
83 11 35
YOM:
1983
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Riga-Lielvārdes AFB. While passing over runway 36 at a height of 150-200 metres, the pilot-in-command elected to make a barrel when control was lost. The aircraft crashed on runway and was destroyed, killing both occupants.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after the crew attempted hazardous manoeuvres.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Mārsnēni
Date & Time:
May 22, 1987
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02491
MSN:
1G120-16
YOM:
1970
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed following an engine failure. Crew fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Cēsis
Date & Time:
Apr 29, 1983
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-62643
MSN:
1G178-35
YOM:
1978
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
while flying at low height, the single engine airplane struck power cables and crashed in a field. Occupant fate unknown.
Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Aloja: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 29, 1971 at 1615 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32207
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Aloja - Aloja
MSN:
1G95-18
YOM:
1968
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
2363
Aircraft flight cycles:
5817
Circumstances:
After a crop-spraying mission in the region of Aloja, the crew decided after sunset to continue the flight in the area without permission. While returning to the airstrip, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that nosed down by 10-15° before crashing in a field located 3 km north of the airstrip. The wreckage was found in the morning of the following day. The copilot was killed while both other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The failure of the captain to follow the minimum approach altitude.
