Something you never want to read in an aircraft accident report

“At the time of the accident, the presence of the passenger on board was illegal and both occupants were intoxicated.”

The aircraft was a PZL-Mielec AN-2R operated by Kamyshinskaya Airlines.in Novopokrovskoye, Saratov Oblast, Russia, June 30, 2016.

Investigation concluded: “The pilot was engaged in a spraying mission with a load of herbicides on board, and he decided to embark a passenger in the early morning. While completing his seventh low pass and while turning to the left, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that hit the ground and disintegrated on impact. Both occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.”

https://www.baaa-acro.com/zone/saratov-oblast

The AN-2 is a very good aircraft, with more than 18,000 produced 1947-2001.

And the crash of a Douglas C-47 on Jan. 13, 1945, also in Saratov Oblast:

“Wrong decision on part of the crew who decided to continue the approach in below minima conditions and failed to return to Kuybyshev for a safe landing. Poor flight organisation by the operations and inadequate information transmitted to the crew concerning the weather forecast which did not reflect the truth.” (Same link.)