PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jan 30, 1993, Peledui
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on January 30, 1993 near Peledui, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The crew's decision to take...
- Date: January 30, 1993
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Peledui, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew's decision to take off under VFR in below-minima weather, where white-out conditions were encountered.
A Yakutavia PZL-Mielec An-2R took off from Peledui in worsening weather for a flight toward Vitim. Within minutes it ran into white-out conditions and struck the snow-covered frozen Lena river about 7.5 km southwest of the airport. The aircraft cartwheeled and came to rest upside down, injuring all four occupants, and was destroyed.