PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jun 23, 2019, Mlyny
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on June 23, 2019 near Mlyny, Poltava oblast, Ukraine with no fatalities. Cause: Forced landing on unsuitable terrain after...
- Date: June 23, 2019
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Mlyny, Poltava oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Forced landing on unsuitable terrain after loss of engine power, most likely caused by low quality A 95 motor gasoline
An An 2 on a sunflower crop spraying flight lost engine power shortly after takeoff on its eighth sortie of the day. With no suitable terrain for a landing, it hit trees in a wooded area and burst into flames. Both crew members survived and the aircraft was destroyed. The investigation attributed the power loss most likely to low quality A 95 motor gasoline.