PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 15, 2022 (2 killed), Prochnook...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 15, 2022 near Prochnookopskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Collision with an overhead power line...
- Date: July 15, 2022
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Prochnookopskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with an overhead power line without night markings. Contributing: the pilot's inadequate night flying experience, violation of the An 2 flight manual and the decision to fly to a landing site at night.
A private An 2 landing at night near Prochnookopskaya hit an unmarked overhead power line, then trees, and ended upside down in woodland. The pilot and a passenger died. The investigation found the pilot lacked night flying experience and flew in violation of the flight manual.