PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Dec 5, 1995, Verkhnyaya Toyma
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on December 5, 1995 near Verkhnyaya Toyma, Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Aircraft overloading, which...
- Date: December 5, 1995
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Verkhnyaya Toyma, Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Aircraft overloading, which left insufficient climb performance after takeoff.
An overloaded PZL-Mielec An-2 struggled to gain height after takeoff from Verkhnyaya Toyma. The crew attempted an emergency landing, and the aircraft came down in an open field about 500 m beyond the runway end. There were no fatalities.