PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 14, 2021, Alta Mesa Airpark
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 14, 2021 near Alta Mesa Airpark, California, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's inability to...
- Date: October 14, 2021
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Alta Mesa Airpark, California, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's inability to control the airplane's pitch during departure for reasons that could not be determined because of extensive fragmentation and fire damage.
A Soviet designed An 2 biplane lost pitch control shortly after takeoff from Alta Mesa Airpark, stalled and descended into trees, where a fire broke out. The pilot and three passengers survived with injuries. The NTSB could not establish why the elevator controls failed to respond because of extensive fire damage.