PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, May 6, 2010, Goryachy Klyuch
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on May 6, 2010 near Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Engine shutdown during takeoff, most...
- Date: May 6, 2010
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine shutdown during takeoff, most likely caused by water entering the carburettor from the fuel system, followed by a forced landing outside the landing area on rough terrain. Lapses in fuel storage and sludge checks were cited as contributing factors by the MAK.
An agricultural An-2 (RA-40373) loaded with about 700 litres of chemical spray lost its engine shortly after takeoff from an open field at Goryachy Klyuch. It stalled at about 15 m and crashed on a river bank. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.