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An-2 crash near Serpukhov

27 Jun 2008 · near Pushchino, Serpukhovsky District, Moscow Oblast (Russia)

Avialesookhrana Antonov An-2 · Technical failure

From Bolshoye Gryzlovo, Russia to Bolshoye Gryzlovo, Russia

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Event

Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Accident
Event fatalities
5 · all aircraft and ground
Ground fatalities
Unknown
Occupants
Unknown
Survivors
0
InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
Unknown
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
General aviation

Antonov An-2

Aircraft type
Antonov AN-2
Category
Airplane · from aircraft type
RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
RA-01132
Onboard fatalities
5
Route
From Bolshoye Gryzlovo, RussiaTo Bolshoye Gryzlovo, Russia

Approximate · Estimated position: Pushchino, near the place the Wikipedia article names. Not the accident site.

From the Wikipedia article

The An-2 crash near Serpukhov was the crash of a transport aircraft of the Russian company Avialesookhrana in Moscow Oblast with 3 crew members and 2 passengers on board; all 5 people were killed.

Circumstances of the crash

The aircraft took off from Bolshoye Gryzlovo airfield to carry out aerial photography. On board were two crew members, the customer of the flight and 2 operators. Immediately after takeoff, the captain reported unstable engine operation and then its failure, and 3 minutes after takeoff decided to make a forced landing. While attempting to perform it outside the airfield, the aircraft clipped power line wires, then collided with trees, fell to the ground and caught fire.

Translated into English with AI assistance from the Russian Wikipedia article “Катастрофа Ан-2 под Серпуховом” (revision 150406683, retrieved 2026-09-19) by its authors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Extracted as plain text: references, tables, images and some sections are left out; the translation may contain errors, and long articles were cut to their first 700 words. Read the article

Sources

Russian Wikipedia article: Катастрофа Ан-2 под Серпуховом
Article
Катастрофа Ан-2 под Серпуховом
Translation
Into English with AI assistance; names of linked operators and aircraft types from Wikidata. It may contain errors.
Revision
150406683 · 2025-12-02 · retrieved 2026-09-19
Wikidata
Q7494085
Licence
Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
Record
ru Wikipedia article "Катастрофа Ан-2 под Серпуховом" (page 4391217, revision 150406683), translated into English with AI assistance
Date
Wikipedia infobox: date
Place and country
Wikipedia infobox: site
Map position
place the Wikipedia infobox site links (Wikidata coordinates)
Aircraft, operator and route
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
Operation
Reviewed correction (2026-09-26): The An-2 was flying an aerial photography job with the customer on board: aerial work, which counts as general aviation. The article: "The aircraft took off from Bolshoye Gryzlovo airfield to carry out aerial photography."
Fatalities
Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
Ground fatalities
not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
Summary
Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (1)
  • Wikipedia · Facts from the Russian Wikipedia article's infobox, translated into English with AI assistance, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.