PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jun 26, 2016 (1 killed), Bereke
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on June 26, 2016 near Bereke, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan with 1 fatality. Cause: No official finding found. BAAA describes...
- Date: June 26, 2016
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Bereke, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: No official finding found. BAAA describes engine vibration and power loss at low height during the spraying flight.
On 26 June 2016 a privately operated An 2 on a crop spraying mission near Bereke, northwest of Almaty, was carrying a pilot and a mechanic. The engine began to vibrate and lost power at low height, and the pilot attempted a forced landing, but the aircraft hit the ground and burned. The pilot was killed, the mechanic was seriously injured, and the aircraft was destroyed; no official investigation report was found.