PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jun 19, 2015, Kezhma
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on June 19, 2015 near Kezhma, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: BAAA summary of the investigation: in flight...
- Date: June 19, 2015
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Kezhma, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: BAAA summary of the investigation: in flight engine shutdown caused by destruction of the bronze filling of hub 62.06.02 of the master rod big end, most probably due to a manufacturing flaw (lack of bronze adhesion to the steel base).
On 19 June 2015 an An 2 on a survey flight from Kodinsk dropped its fire bombers and their materials, then continued at low altitude while the engine oil temperature rose. Five minutes later the engine failed, and the crew attempted an emergency landing in a wooded area about 126 km east of Kodinsk, where the aircraft hit 20 m trees, stalled and crashed. All four occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was destroyed.