PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Apr 3, 2016, Aksarino
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on April 3, 2016 near Aksarino, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: MAK (Interstate Aviation Committee):...
- Date: April 3, 2016
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Aksarino, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: MAK (Interstate Aviation Committee): most probably an inadvertent engine shutdown after takeoff caused by water entering the fuel flow system, which probably came in because the crew violated the refueling procedure.
On 3 April 2016 an agricultural An2 (RA 54828) operated by Technoservis A took off near Aksarino in Tatarstan with 1200 kg of fertilizer for a crop spraying mission. Shortly after takeoff the engine lost power, and the pilot made a forced landing in a field, which caused significant damage to the aircraft. The pilot was uninjured.