PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Aug 2, 2000, Baykit
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on August 2, 2000 near Baykit, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the flight at an unsafe...
- Date: August 2, 2000
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Baykit, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew continued the flight at an unsafe altitude in deteriorating weather until the aircraft contacted trees.
A PZL-Mielec An-2R on a local geophysical survey flight from Yeniseysk flew into low cloud and reduced visibility over hilly forest near Baykit. The crew kept descending to about 65 metres to stay in visual contact with the ground, and when trees appeared the pilot tried to climb, but the aircraft clipped the treetops at about 115 km/h and crashed. All five occupants survived, and the aircraft was destroyed.