PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Nov 7, 2017 (1 killed), Ekimchan
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on November 7, 2017 near Ekimchan, Amur oblast, Russia with 1 fatality. Cause: MAK: Fatigue failure of the No 1 cylinder head...
- Date: November 7, 2017
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Ekimchan, Amur oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: MAK: Fatigue failure of the No 1 cylinder head stopped the engine in flight, probably aggravated by a lean fuel air mixture caused by icing of the fuel filter mesh.
An An 2 cargo flight from Ekimchan to Udskoye turned back after a fuel smell in the cockpit and an engine fire in flight. The engine stopped on final approach, and the aircraft stalled into trees short of runway 06 and burned, killing the copilot and seriously injuring the captain. The Interstate Aviation Committee found the engine stopped after a fatigue cracked cylinder head failed.