PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 16, 1989, Pripolyarnyy
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 16, 1989 near Pripolyarnyy, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The exhaust pipe failed in...
- Date: October 16, 1989
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Pripolyarnyy, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The exhaust pipe failed in icing conditions, and the failure led to an in flight engine fire.
An An-2 on a scheduled flight at Pripolyarnyy caught fire in flight. The crew attempted an emergency landing in an open field and nobody was killed.