PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jan 9, 2023 (2 killed), Karatayka
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on January 9, 2023 near Karatayka, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia with 2 fatalities. Cause: An emergency landing became...
- Date: January 9, 2023
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Karatayka, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An emergency landing became necessary because icing degraded the aircraft's aerodynamic and thrust characteristics. Contributing: the captain did not consider icing risk when deciding to take off and delayed changing the flight plan (MAK).
A Naryan Mar An 2 on a scheduled flight met severe icing near Karatayka, could not climb above 200 meters and crash landed in snow. The captain and one passenger died and ten others were injured.