PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Aug 1, 2015 (1 killed), Stăncuța
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on August 1, 2015 near Stăncuța, Brăila, Romania with 1 fatality. Cause: Romanian investigation (report A 20 04, as summarized...
- Date: August 1, 2015
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Stăncuța, Brăila, Romania
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Romanian investigation (report A 20 04, as summarized by BAAA): temporary incapacitation of the pilot, use of flaps on takeoff during deteriorating or changing wind conditions, and operation of the aircraft with an incomplete crew.
An Aero West PZL Mielec An 2 (YR PEG) on an agricultural spraying flight took off from a field near Stancuta, Braila County, Romania, on 1 August 2015. The aircraft lost height in a left bank after takeoff, struck the ground with its propeller and left wing tip, and pivoted into a hard impact. The pilot was thrown from the aircraft and died later of multiple injuries, and the passenger, an aeronautical technician, survived with a long hospitalization.