PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 24, 1988 (1 killed), Bayanaul
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 24, 1988 near Bayanaul, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan with 1 fatality. Cause: Engine failure during the initial climb, cause...
- Date: July 24, 1988
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Bayanaul, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure during the initial climb, cause not determined.
An An-2R (CCCP-07291) on a spraying flight from Bayanaul, Kazakhstan, had taken on two unauthorized passengers. Soon after takeoff, at 30 to 40 metres, the engine quit and the aircraft crashed and burned. One passenger was killed and three occupants were injured.