PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 4, 1985, Baykit
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 4, 1985 near Baykit, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Takeoff overloaded by about 240 kg, with a...
- Date: July 4, 1985
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Baykit, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Takeoff overloaded by about 240 kg, with a load sheet error and the center of gravity beyond the aft limit, so the aircraft could not climb.
An An-2R of Aeroflot's Krasnoyarsk directorate was overloaded by about 240 kg on a cargo flight from Baykit on 4 July 1985. It failed to climb after takeoff, the crew tried to return, and it crash-landed short of the airport. No fatalities were reported and the aircraft was written off.