PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Apr 30, 2009 (3 killed), Pokrovsk
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on April 30, 2009 near Pokrovsk, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with 3 fatalities. Cause: The crew's decision to land at...
- Date: April 30, 2009
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Pokrovsk, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew's decision to land at an airfield not equipped for night operations, in low visibility at night with snow.
An An-2 on a positioning flight from Krasnoyarsk to Yakutsk via Lensk was heading for Pokrovsk, an airstrip not equipped for night operations. In darkness and snow, two approaches were missed, and on a third attempt the aircraft struck pine trees and power cables and crashed in an open field. It burned, killing all three occupants.