An-2 plane crashes in Russia: pilot dies during agricultural work

The An-2 plane crashed while performing agricultural work in the southeast of the village of Moroziv in the Rostov region. The pilot died. This information was reported by

Glavcom

, citing the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.

According to operational data, the probable cause of the accident was erroneous aircraft control. 15 employees of the Unified State System for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and six rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations went to the scene.

Previous incidents

It is worth reminding that just a few days ago, on September 4, a light aircraft X-32 'Becas' crashed in the Ryazan region also during agricultural work, and the pilot died. It is also worth mentioning that a Su-34 plane crashed in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia during a training flight, but both crew members survived.

Preliminarily, in the Primorsky Krai of Russia, an attack aircraft Su-25 crashed during a training flight. The plane was unarmed and crashed in a deserted area. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the cause of the incident was a technical malfunction.

It is also worth mentioning that a Mi-28 helicopter crashed in the Leningrad region in the Volosovsky district.

In the past few days, Russia has witnessed several aviation incidents that resulted in the deaths of pilots. This is reported by Russian media. Experts continue to investigate the causes of these tragedies.