PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 5, 2010 (12 killed), Tuzla
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 5, 2010 near Tuzla, Constanța, Romania with 12 fatalities. Cause: Material failure of the aircraft, according to...
- Date: July 5, 2010
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Tuzla, Constanța, Romania
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Material failure of the aircraft, according to Romanian military prosecutors. The specific failed component has not been publicly identified.
A Romanian Air Force An-2 carrying a naval paratrooper training group stalled shortly after takeoff from Tuzla and crashed in an open field, where it burned. Twelve people were killed and two survived. Military prosecutors concluded that the crash was caused by material failures that could not have been foreseen, and no criminal case was opened.