PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jun 27, 2018, Nizhneudinsk
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on June 27, 2018 near Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: MAK: The cause of the engine power loss...
- Date: June 27, 2018
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Nizhneudinsk, Irkutsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: MAK: The cause of the engine power loss could not be determined. The insufficient strength of the ground at the forced landing site was identified as a contributing factor.
An AN 2 operated by Feniks on a forest fire survey flight lost engine power shortly after taking off from Nizhneudinsk, Russia. The crew made an emergency landing in a waterlogged meadow about 4.9 km from the airport and the aircraft came to rest upside down. All four occupants escaped uninjured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.