What happened
While stationed in the Popovka region for scheduled agricultural spraying tasks for the Kotova sovkhoz, the flight crew experienced a period of downtime due to a shortage of necessary chemical supplies. During this interval, the crew members consumed alcohol throughout the day.
In the afternoon, the pilot decided to conduct an unauthorized local flight. The aircraft departed with three individuals from the sovkhoz who were not permitted to be on board. While performing dangerous maneuvers at a low altitude, the pilot attempted a steep left-hand turn. During this maneuver, the lower left wing made contact with the ground. This impact caused the aircraft to lose control and crash into a field approximately 87 meters away, where it caught fire.
The accident resulted in two fatalities and three injuries among the occupants of the aircraft.