PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 13, 2020 (2 killed), Kistenevo
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 13, 2020 near Kistenevo, Nizhny Novgorod oblast, Russia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Collision with a concrete support...
- Date: July 13, 2020
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Kistenevo, Nizhny Novgorod oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Collision with a concrete support and power lines in controlled flight during aerial application at extremely low altitude, with the low sun, insufficient pilot caution and unmarked power lines contributing
An An 2 on an agricultural spraying flight near Kistenevo struck a concrete power line support and cables while flying at very low altitude shortly after sunrise, then crashed and burned. Both occupants died, one of them two days later. The Interstate Aviation Committee concluded the crew did not account for unmarked power lines and the low sun.