PZL-Mielec AN-2 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Crashed in a field in Svidovets in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties. It appears that the aircraft was overloaded at the time of the accident.

Probable cause:

Overloaded aircraft.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T in Kharyaga: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1979

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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Registration:

CCCP-44902

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Positioning

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Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Kharyaga - Ust-Tsilma

MSN:

1G24-02

YOM:

1962

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Aircraft flight hours:

15737

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On a positioning flight from Kharyaga to Ust-Tsilma, the engine failed shortly after takeoff. The crew elected to return to the airport but altitude and speed were not sufficient. After 'hopping' over a telegraph line, the left wing hit the ground and the aircraft impacted the tundra 400 metres short of runway. Both pilots and both passengers (aircraft mechanics) were killed. A day prior to the accident, the crew completed flight SU917 from Ust-Tsilma to Kharyanga via Novy Bor but the flight was interrupted in Kharyaga due to engine problems and two technicians were dispatched at Kharyaga Airport.

Probable cause:

Engine failure for undetermined reasons.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T in Poland

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1979

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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Registration:

0854

Flight Type:

Military

MSN:

1G108-54

YOM:

1969

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Poland.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Jalal-Abad: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1979 at 1231 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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Registration:

CCCP-07837

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Jalal-Abad – Komsomol

MSN:

1G169-52

YOM:

1976

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Aircraft flight hours:

2002

Aircraft flight cycles:

6845

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a positioning flight from Jalal-Abad to the "Komsomol" Airstrip in the Bazar-Kurgan district of the Osh region. nine minutes after takeoff, he encountered below-minima weather conditions (low clouds and fog) over the Kara-Kiyakyr Mountain Range. The decision to return was taken too late so the aircraft entered a layer of fog and crashed at a height of 970 metres into the slope of a mountain (1,163 metres high) located west of Suzak (at N40°53' E72°51', some 10.5 km southwest of Jalal-Abad Airport). One of the two pilots and the sole passenger (an aircraft mechanic) were killed and the sole survivor was injured.

Probable cause:

Decision of the captain to continue the flight in below-minima weather conditions and his decision to return was too late. It was also reported that ATC failed to inform the crew about the minimum safe altitude in the area and the fact that weather conditions deteriorated en route. Finally, weather bulletin published by meteorologist were incomplete.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Innokentyevka

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1979

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-35138

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G112-20

YOM:

1970

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Crashed near Innokentyevka following an engine failure. Occupant fate unknown.

Probable cause:

Engine failure for undetermined reasons.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2PF near Trebinje: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1979

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Registration:

SP-TBB

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Delivery

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

MSN:

1G159-02

YOM:

1974

Location:

Trebinje

Republika Srpska

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Region:

Europe

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The crew was completing a delivery flight from Poland to Tunisia. En route, while cruising in poor weather conditions with low ceiling, the single engine airplane struck the slope of Mt Bjelanisca (1,370 meters high) located about 20 km northwest of Trebinje. The wreckage was found 25 meters below the summit and all three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Tyumen

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1979

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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Registration:

CCCP-09601

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1G74-22

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1966

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22 minutes after takeoff from Tyumen-Plekhanovo Airport, while cruising at an altitude of 200 meters, the engine lost power and the airplane lost height. The crew elected to restart the engine but without success. The airplane then struck trees and crashed in a wooded area. All four occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

The cause of the accident was the internal destruction of the engine due to fatigue peeling of the nitrided layer and subsequent destruction of the teeth of the fixed gear wheel.