PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jun 22, 1991 (3 killed), Sukhov 2-I
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on June 22, 1991 near Sukhov 2-I, Volgograd oblast, Russia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure at low altitude, probably...
- Date: June 22, 1991
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Sukhov 2-I, Volgograd oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure at low altitude, probably because the right fuel tank group had run dry; the pilot had a blood alcohol level of 2.9 per mille.
An intoxicated pilot flying an An-2 on a crop spraying flight for a collective farm in Volgograd oblast lost engine power at low height. The aircraft banked right and crashed into a field 6 km south of Sukhov 2-I, killing the pilot and two local farmers.