PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jan 13, 2005 (9 killed), Tura
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on January 13, 2005 near Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia with 9 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain following a...
- Date: January 13, 2005
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain following a wrong altimeter setting, with the lack of visibility as a contributing factor.
A PZL-Mielec An-2 operated by Tura Air Enterprise was flying a scheduled passenger service from Vanavara to Tura at night in light snow. The crew turned onto the approach at low altitude and the aircraft struck trees in a snow-covered forest about 9.6 km southeast of Tura Airport. All nine occupants, including senior regional officials, were killed.