PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 24, 1987 (2 killed), Apollonovka
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 24, 1987 near Apollonovka, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine with 2 fatalities. Cause: The cause could not be determined...
- Date: October 24, 1987
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Apollonovka, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause could not be determined with certainty; the crew was probably distracted by a momentary engine malfunction caused by poor fuel quality, which led to loss of control.
A PZL-Mielec built An-2, CCCP-35330, on a crop spraying mission for a state farm, turned right, lost height, struck treetops and power cables and crashed onto a house near Apollonovka on 24 October 1987. Both crew were killed and nobody on the ground was hurt.