PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Sep 24, 1988, Tompo
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on September 24, 1988 near Tompo, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Probable carburetor icing...
- Date: September 24, 1988
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Tompo, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Probable carburetor icing after the crew did not switch on engine anti ice, although the exact reason for the engine failure could not be determined.
An Aeroflot PZL-Mielec An-2R on a service from Khandyga via Tompo toward Topolinoye lost its engine soon after takeoff from Tompo. The crew made an emergency landing on the riverbank, the left main gear struck rocks and the aircraft tumbled. All five occupants escaped, two of them injured.