PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 31, 1988, Kuberganya
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 31, 1988 near Kuberganya, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Crew error: the flight was...
- Date: October 31, 1988
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Kuberganya, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Crew error: the flight was not prepared to published procedures, the pre takeoff checklist was skipped, and the flaps were set to 8 instead of the prescribed 30, with poor crew coordination as a contributing factor.
On 31 October 1988 an Aeroflot An-2TP on flight SU576 from Kuberganya to Belaya Gora stalled shortly after takeoff and crash landed in a snow covered field about 171 m past the runway end. All 15 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.