PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 9, 2004, Yaroslavy
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 9, 2004 near Yaroslavy, Lipetsk oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel filter blocked by fertilizer...
- Date: July 9, 2004
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Yaroslavy, Lipetsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Fuel filter blocked by fertilizer contamination during servicing, causing engine power loss; the decision to start the takeoff from mid-runway left insufficient distance for a rejected takeoff.
An agricultural An-2 spraying aircraft lost engine power during takeoff from the middle of a short runway after a fully loaded refill. The crew could not stop in the remaining distance, and the aircraft overran the runway, hit an embankment and caught fire. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The location in the input (Lipetsk oblast) differs from the Yaroslavl location reported by ASN, so the place name was not changed.