Antonov AN-26 crash, Apr 22, 2022 (1 killed), Mykhailivka
Antonov AN-26 accident on April 22, 2022 near Mykhailivka, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine with 1 fatality. Cause: The captain's decision to fly under VFR...
- Date: April 22, 2022
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Mykhailivka, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The captain's decision to fly under VFR in foggy weather at a critically low altitude caused loss of visual contact with the ground, increasing speed and collision with a power transmission line.
A Ukrainian An 26 on a ferry flight from Zaporizhzhia to Uzhhorod after the Russian invasion flew very low in fog, hit a power line and crashed in a field. One of the three crew died and two were injured. The investigation cited the captain's decision to fly VFR in fog at critically low altitude.