PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 9, 2011, Zasovskaya
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 9, 2011 near Zasovskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Violation of safe obstacle clearance...
- Date: October 9, 2011
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Zasovskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Violation of safe obstacle clearance during the spraying work, which led to a collision with a power line transmission wire. Flying with an incomplete crew, which the flight manual does not permit for agricultural work, was a contributing factor.
An Antonov An-2 spraying sunflower fields near Zasovskaya was making a low pass at about 20 metres when it hit a power line and the ground. It crashed upside down and burned in an open field. The pilot, the only person aboard, was seriously injured.