PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jun 21, 2022 (2 killed), Sebyan-Ky...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on June 21, 2022 near Sebyan-Kyuyol, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: June 21, 2022
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Sebyan-Kyuyol, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew continued VFR flight in IMC. Contributing: an unreasonable flight decision, forecast weather that did not allow compliance with the rules, and the captain's failure to return in time (MAK).
A TechService An 2 on a cargo flight in Yakutia met worsening weather and fog, continued under VFR in instrument conditions and hit trees on a wooded slope about 46 km from Sebyan Kyuyol. The wreckage was found ten days later. Both pilots died and the passenger survived.