PZL-Mielec AN-28 crash, Feb 10, 2003 (2 killed), Tallinn-...
PZL-Mielec AN-28 accident on February 10, 2003 near Tallinn-Lennart Meri-Ülemiste, Harjumaa, Estonia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Right engine failure...
- Date: February 10, 2003
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-28
- Location: Tallinn-Lennart Meri-Ülemiste, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Right engine failure during initial climb after a turbine ball bearing failed due to poor lubrication.
An AN-28 mail flight from Tallinn to Helsinki lost its right engine shortly after lift-off when a turbine ball bearing failed, probably from poor lubrication. The aircraft lost height, nosed down and crashed in a wooded area just past the runway end. Both pilots were killed and the mechanic was seriously injured.