PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Mar 30, 2011, Dibrova
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on March 30, 2011 near Dibrova, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined; the cause of the in-flight...
- Date: March 30, 2011
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Dibrova, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined; the cause of the in-flight engine fire is not established in the sources reviewed.
An An-2 on a crop-spraying flight near Dibrova, about 60 km northwest of Zhytomyr, suffered an engine fire in flight. The crew force-landed in an open field, where the aircraft rolled a few metres, overturned and came to rest upside down. Both pilots had minor injuries and the aircraft was written off.