PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Sep 18, 2018, Jagodina
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on September 18, 2018 near Jagodina, Šumadija and Western Serbia, Serbia with no fatalities. Cause: A connecting rod in one...
- Date: September 18, 2018
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Jagodina, Šumadija and Western Serbia, Serbia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A connecting rod in one cylinder broke and caused an engine failure; a hydraulic shock during an earlier cold start was recorded as an indirect cause.
An agricultural PZL Mielec AN 2 spraying against mosquitoes near Jagodina suffered an engine failure when a connecting rod broke. Smoke and an oil leak forced the crew to attempt a landing, but the aircraft hit a tree with its left wing and crashed in a field. All three occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.