PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 19, 2006 (15 killed), Aranchi
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 19, 2006 near Aranchi, Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan with 15 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft descended too low on...
- Date: October 19, 2006
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Aranchi, Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft descended too low on approach in fog and reduced visibility and struck the ground short of the runway.
An An-2 carrying two crew and 13 Special Forces paratroopers turned back to Aranchi after the weather worsened shortly after takeoff. On approach it entered patchy fog with reduced visibility, descended too low and struck the ground short of the runway. All 15 occupants died and the aircraft was destroyed.