PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Mar 7, 2009, Volosovo
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on March 7, 2009 near Volosovo, Leningrad oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Sources differ between a...
- Date: March 7, 2009
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Volosovo, Leningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. Sources differ between a stall during the climb and an engine failure after takeoff.
A PZL-Mielec An-2 carrying a pilot and ten skydivers crashed in a snow-covered field about 45 seconds after takeoff from Volosovo. Everyone on board escaped uninjured, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.