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Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Zolota Sloboda: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 2020 at 1611 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
UR-33642
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G-233-32
YOM:
1989
Location:
Zolota Sloboda
Ternopil Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near the village of Zolota Sloboda and came to rest upside down in an open field. Sole on board, the pilot was killed. It was reported that the flight was illegal, that the pilot did not have a valid licence and that the registration was cancelled from the Ukrainian register in 2019.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-28 near Addis Ababa

Date & Time: Jan 20, 2014 at 0935 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-28
Operator:
Registration:
UP-A2805
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Entebbe - Sana'a
MSN:
1AJ008-22
YOM:
1990
Location:
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa City District
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
When flying in the Ethiopian Airspace, the crew informed ATC about engine problems and was cleared to divert to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport for an emergency landing. On approach, the twin engine aircraft crashed in an open field located in Legedadi, about 20 km northeast of the airport. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T in Skulyn: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 2013 at 0440 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
UR-54853
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G108-64
YOM:
1969
Location:
Skulyn
Volyn Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing an illegal flight, maybe from Belarus, with an important load of Belarusian cigarettes on board. By night, while approaching an unused airfield, the single engine aircraft impacted ground and crashed in an open field. There was no fire. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed. The registration UR-54853 was announced to be illegal as it was already involved in an accident in Ukraine on 07FEB2013. The registration SP-AOD was still painted on the lower left wing, and the aircraft was operated since Summer 2013 illegally with the UR-54853 registration.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Knyazhyn

Date & Time: Feb 7, 2013 at 1210 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
UR-54853
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ozeryany – Gardychyvka
MSN:
1G184-60
YOM:
1979
Location:
Knyazhyn
Zhytomyr Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
7843
Aircraft flight cycles:
35664
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Ozeryany on a private flight to Gardychyvka. En route, weather conditions deteriorated with low clouds and fog. The pilot decided to continue and reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft struck the ground and crashed in a snow covered field. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The following findings were identified:
- The documentation was incomplete as there was no insurance certificat on board, no flying permit and no CofA,
- The flight was completed with one pilot only, without any copilot,
- The pilot failed to inform ATC and the Ukraine Army about the flight and did not receive any permission to perform the flight,
- When weather conditions worsened and the visibility dropped below minimums, the pilot failed to return or to divert to the alternate airport, continued and reduced his altitude until the aircraft impacted ground,
- Weather information obtain by the pilot prior to the flight did not correspond to the actual and forecaster weather at the time of departure,
- The operation of the aircraft with the ASh-62IR engine (s/n K1641652 was prohibited.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Kumushkino

Date & Time: Aug 3, 2010 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
UR-17915
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G205-56
YOM:
1984
Location:
Kumushkino
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a crop-spraying flight when a unexpected situation occurred. The pilot-in-command attempted an emergency landing in a dirt track located between Kumushkino and Botanichnoye, when the aircraft crash landed. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. According to Ukrainian authorities, it appears that the aircraft was operated without any CofA and CofR.
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