PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 19, 2020 (6 killed), Tagarkhay
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 19, 2020 near Tagarkhay, Republic of Buryatia, Russia with 6 fatalities. Cause: Collision with a mountain ridge at...
- Date: July 19, 2020
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Tagarkhay, Republic of Buryatia, Russia
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Collision with a mountain ridge at 2,780 m in limited visibility with cloud covering the mountain tops, after the crew chose to fly over mountains with forecast cloud and returned by an unexplored route, with crew fatigue contributing.
An An 2 left Kyren with two pilots and four company employees to survey an area for planned forest treatment against silkworm and did not return. The burnt wreckage was found a year later at 2,780 m near the Baikonur Pass. The MAK concluded the aircraft hit a mountain in limited visibility with cloud covering the peaks, after the crew chose an unfamiliar route through the range.