PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 15, 1991 (1 killed), Urai
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 15, 1991 near Urai, Tyumen oblast, Russia with 1 fatality. Cause: Engine failure caused by corrosion of a motion rod...
- Date: July 15, 1991
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Urai, Tyumen oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure caused by corrosion of a motion rod in the discharge valve of cylinder 4.
An An-2 operated by TyumenAviaTrans on scheduled flight 461 lost engine power while climbing about 10 metres after takeoff from Urai. It came down in a swampy wooded area about 900 metres away and burst into flames. One pilot was killed and twelve other occupants were injured.