PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jun 28, 2013, Nekrasovka
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on June 28, 2013 near Nekrasovka, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Engine failure after...
- Date: June 28, 2013
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Nekrasovka, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined. Engine failure after departure led to a return and a forced landing in wooded terrain; a criminal case was reportedly opened, but no final findings were found.
Carrying two pilots and seven fishermen to a fish camp, the An-2 turned back toward Khabarovsk after engine problems. Unable to keep altitude, the crew attempted an emergency landing, and the aircraft struck trees and came to rest in a small river. All nine occupants were injured, five of them seriously, and the aircraft was written off.