PZL-Mielec AN-28 crash, Oct 4, 2017 (5 killed), Mezhdurec...
PZL-Mielec AN-28 accident on October 4, 2017 near Mezhdurechenskoye, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan with 5 fatalities. Cause: AIID Kazakhstan (per ASN and...
- Date: October 4, 2017
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-28
- Location: Mezhdurechenskoye, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: AIID Kazakhstan (per ASN and BAAA): Engine shutdown possibly caused by faulty crew action. During the emergency descent the barometric altimeter was left at 760 mm Hg instead of the airfield pressure, giving wrong altitude readings.
A PZL Mielec An 28 ambulance flight from Almaty to Shymkent crashed near Mezhdurechenskoye in Kazakhstan at night in poor weather after both engines were shut down. The aircraft struck a power line and the ground and burned, killing all five occupants. The investigation found the barometric altimeter had not been reset to the airfield pressure, which caused incorrect altitude readings.