PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Nov 22, 1991, Yartsevo
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on November 22, 1991 near Yartsevo, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Carburetor icing after a three hour...
- Date: November 22, 1991
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Yartsevo, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Carburetor icing after a three hour flight at about -30 C, in an aircraft that the operator had not prepared for winter and kept in summer configuration.
An An-2 cruising at 1,500 metres on a scheduled flight from Podkamennaya Tunguska to Yeniseysk lost its engine. The aircraft had not been winterised and the carburetor had iced after about three hours at around -30 C. The crew attempted an emergency landing, but the aircraft struck trees near Yartsevo, and all 13 occupants were rescued.