What happened
During a scheduled agricultural flight for the "Pobeda" collective farm, an aircraft crashed approximately 3 km from the Filonovskaya airstrip in the Novoanninski district of the Volgograd region. The incident occurred roughly three minutes after the plane departed from the airfield. While performing crop spraying operations, the aircraft lost altitude and impacted a field in an inverted position.
At the time of the crash, the aircraft was carrying an unauthorized passenger alongside the pilot. The impact resulted in two fatalities, involving both the pilot and the passenger on board.
Findings
Investigations into the accident revealed that the pilot was operating the aircraft while under the influence of alcohol. Laboratory analysis determined that the pilot's blood alcohol concentration was 1.1‰. This pilot intoxication led to a loss of control during the flight phase.