PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 16, 1995, Kurgan
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 16, 1995 near Kurgan, Kurgan oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure for unknown reasons..
- Date: July 16, 1995
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Kurgan, Kurgan oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure for unknown reasons.
An agricultural An-2 (PZL-Mielec built) on its eighth spraying sortie of the day lost its engine en route to a wooded spraying area near Kurgan. The crew chose a pasture for an emergency landing, but the aircraft hit telephone poles and a stone wall before coming down. Both crew survived and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.