PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Sep 18, 2013, Nyagan
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on September 18, 2013 near Nyagan, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Not independently determined. The...
- Date: September 18, 2013
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Nyagan, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not independently determined. The existing cause note describes engine power loss after use of non-specified fuel with mechanical contamination, which the research could not confirm.
A PZL-Mielec An-2 operated by Taks-Avia was on a charter flight from Surgut carrying two pilots and five employees. It lost engine power in flight and crash-landed in a field about 48 km west of Nyagan, Khanty-Mansi. There was no fire, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.