PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Apr 22, 1989, Tatarsk
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on April 22, 1989 near Tatarsk, Novosibirsk oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: An incorrect approach configuration left...
- Date: April 22, 1989
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Tatarsk, Novosibirsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An incorrect approach configuration left insufficient speed on the final approach, causing a left wing stall.
An Aeroflot PZL-Mielec built An-2R positioning to a state farm airstrip at Tatarsk, Novosibirsk oblast, lost airspeed on short final on 22 April 1989 and its left wing stalled. The crew had been attempting a landing expected to be wet. All three crew were uninjured and the aircraft was written off.