PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 11, 1986, Zhigansk
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 11, 1986 near Zhigansk, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Engine stopped in flight after...
- Date: July 11, 1986
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Zhigansk, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine stopped in flight after a camshaft failure
An An-2 on a forest fire survey flight lost its engine about 80 minutes after takeoff on 11 July 1986 and crash landed in a wooded area about 195 km southwest of Zhigansk, where it caught fire. All three occupants were uninjured, but the aircraft was destroyed by fire.