PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jun 27, 2008 (5 killed), Bol'shoye...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on June 27, 2008 near Bol'shoye Gryzlovo, Moscow oblast, Russia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Collision with power lines during a...
- Date: June 27, 2008
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Bol'shoye Gryzlovo, Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Collision with power lines during a forced landing after an in-flight engine failure. Contributing factors reported were poor-quality fuel and weak fuel quality control during storage, transport and refuelling.
A single-engine An-2 on an aerial photography mission from Bolshoye Gryzlovo lost its engine three minutes after takeoff. The crew tried a forced landing but struck power cables and crashed in woodland, where it burned. All five occupants were killed.