PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Dec 12, 1992 (3 killed), Maykop
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on December 12, 1992 near Maykop, Republic of Adygea, Russia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure from fuel exhaustion,...
- Date: December 12, 1992
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Maykop, Republic of Adygea, Russia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure from fuel exhaustion, with an unsuitable pre-departure weather bulletin and inadequate ATC information contributing.
A PZL-Mielec An-2 carrying three people from Ventsy to Maykop arrived in below-minimum weather and was told to return to Ventsy, but the crew reported they were short of fuel. The engine quit, and the aircraft crashed in a field about 3 km from the airport and burned, killing all three occupants.