PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Aug 12, 1988, Odessa
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on August 12, 1988 near Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine with no fatalities. Cause: Crew error: the fuel selector was set to an...
- Date: August 12, 1988
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Crew error: the fuel selector was set to an empty main tank, causing engine failure after takeoff.
An Aeroflot An-2 (CCCP-35677) suffered an engine failure about nine minutes after takeoff near Odessa on 12 August 1988. The crew had selected a main fuel tank that was already empty, and the pilot made an emergency landing in a pasture. Nobody was killed and the aircraft was written off.