Antonov AN-2 crash, Oct 6, 2013, Sevryukovo
Antonov AN-2 accident on October 6, 2013 near Sevryukovo, Belgorod oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure in flight followed by a...
- Date: October 6, 2013
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-2
- Location: Sevryukovo, Belgorod oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure in flight followed by a forced landing; the Interstate Aviation Committee found the aircraft carried a false registration and had no airworthiness certificate, and ended its investigation.
On 6 October 2013 an An-2 that had been stored and was under restoration by Sputnik was flown on a test flight near Sevryukovo in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, with a pilot and an engineer aboard. The engine failed en route and the crew attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft hit the ground, came to rest upside down and burned, but both occupants escaped uninjured.