PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Mar 23, 2013 (1 killed), Vostochnaya
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on March 23, 2013 near Vostochnaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russia with 1 fatality. Cause: The MAK report found the accident was...
- Date: March 23, 2013
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Vostochnaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The MAK report found the accident was caused by the aircraft nosing over during an emergency water landing. The emergency followed an engine power loss from a failed exhaust collector and burn-through of the carburetor intake valve, traced to a corroded and cracked combustor.
An An-2 crop-spraying near Vostochnaya lost engine power in flight, and the crew attempted an emergency landing on a lake. The aircraft nosed over and came to rest upside down. The captain was killed and the copilot was injured.