PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 14, 1988, Srednekolymsk
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 14, 1988 near Srednekolymsk, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure from...
- Date: October 14, 1988
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Srednekolymsk, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure from fuel exhaustion, after the crew did not return to the departure airport when the weather deteriorated and fuel was insufficient for the flight.
On 14 October 1988 an An-2R on a scheduled flight from Srednekolymsk toward Orlovo with 14 people aboard flew into fog and circled for about 46 minutes without finding a landing site. The engine failed on approach back to Srednekolymsk, and the aircraft came down about 4 km short of the runway. All occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.