PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jan 29, 1988, Esengeldy
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on January 29, 1988 near Esengeldy, Karagandy, Kazakhstan with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot made a sharp turn toward a...
- Date: January 29, 1988
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Esengeldy, Karagandy, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot made a sharp turn toward a sixth fox during a diverted fox hunting flight and the aircraft struck a steep riverbank.
On 29 January 1988 An-2R CCCP-44643 struck a steep riverbank near Esengeldy in the Karaganda area while the crew was on a diverted fox hunting flight. The aircraft had used its landing skids to kill five foxes before the accident. The record reports no fatalities.