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Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Beiersdorf

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1997
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
P. Elsner
Registration:
OK-JII
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Skydiving / Paratroopers
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Beiersdorf - Beiersdorf
MSN:
1G186-23
YOM:
1980
Location:
Beiersdorf
Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Novomusino

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1997
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
RA-71272
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Novomusino - Novomusino
MSN:
1G207-43
YOM:
1984
Location:
Novomusino
Republic of Bashkortostan
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a spraying mission in Novomusino. After departure, at a height of 50 metres, the crew raised the flaps and continued at a speed of 140 km/h. Approaching the area to be treated, the crew realized his position was incorrect and elected to gain speed and height when the aircraft stalled and crashed. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of mistakes made by the crew in choosing the route and the engine operating mode which led to the need to increase the vertical speed with a lack of thrust below the safe altitude. The aircraft adopted a high angle of attack, lost speed and struck a hillside.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Lipetsk

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1997
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Lipetsk Aviation Enterprise
Registration:
RA-68063
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lipetsk - Lipetsk
MSN:
1G193-33
YOM:
1981
Location:
Lipetsk
Lipetsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a spraying mission on behalf of the Dobrinsky farm in Lipetsk. In flight, the captain noted problems with the elevator control tabs and decided to return to his base for controls. While the captain and the mechanic were occupied, the copilot decided to take off alone. Few minutes after departure, the aircraft struck the concrete block of an electric pole (12 metres high) and crashed in a field. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The decision of the copilot to perform a solo flight without permission with an aircraft which apparently had technical problems.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Tula: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1997
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Tula Air Enterprise - Tulskoe Aviapredpriatie
Registration:
RA-84700
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tula - Shakhty
MSN:
1G192-18
YOM:
1981
Location:
Tula
Tula oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Tula Airport, while climbing, the crew noticed that the engine oil temperature increased while the engine pressure dropped. In such conditions, the captain decided to return to Tula Airport for an emergency landing and completed a turn when the engine failed. The aircraft lost speed and height then struck power cables and crashed. The captain and three passengers were killed while three other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The following factors were identified:
- Engine failure as a result of the destruction of the bushing of the crankshaft of the main connecting rod due to a manufacturing defect in the absence of adhesion of bronze to the steel base of the bushing on a sufficiently large section,
- An unused chip-in-oil signaling system, due to the fact that the engine was not equipped with a chip signaling filter during repair, which deprived the crew of information about the beginning of the collapse of the sleeve and did not allow a timely decision to return to the departure point;
- Difficult terrain with the presence of various obstacles.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T in Yelizavetinskoye

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1997
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Yessentuki Air Sport Club
Registration:
RA-02829
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Skydiving / Paratroopers
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G73-07
YOM:
1966
Location:
Yelizavetinskoye
Stavropol Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
5131
Aircraft flight cycles:
14126
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant's fate unknown.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T in Most Pyssa: 14 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1996 at 1302 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
RA-40309
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Koslan – Vazgort – Puchkoma – Chuprova – Vazgort – Most Pyssa – Koslan
MSN:
1G221-39
YOM:
1986
Flight number:
410
Location:
Most Pyssa
Republic of Komi
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
While parked at Most Pyssa for a short period of time (a 20 minutes stop), on a flight from Vazgort to Koslan, weather conditions deteriorated with snow falls. The crew failed to remove the snow from the aircraft prior to departure. After takeoff, while climbing, the crew initiated a turn to the left when the aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The copilot survived while 14 other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The crew decided to takeoff without proceeding to a pre-departure cleaning of the aircraft that was contaminated with snow. At low height and speed, the aircraft stalled during the first turn and crashed.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P in Jindřichovice pod Smrkem

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1996
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Olympia - Frank
Registration:
UR-70289
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
1G139-48
YOM:
1972
Location:
Jindřichovice pod Smrkem
Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was dispatched in the south part of Poland, near the Czech border, to perform a rabies vaccine spraying mission. While cruising at an altitude of 100 metres, weather conditions deteriorated with fog. The crew decided to gain height and increased engine power when the aircraft struck tree tops and crashed in hilly terrain. All four occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. After leaving the cabin, the four occupants realized they crashed in the Czech Republic, few hundred metres from the Polish border.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Pelenia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1996
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
ER-33647
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G233-37
YOM:
1989
Location:
Pelenia
Drochia
Country:
Moldova
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was dispatched in Pelenia to conduct a local spraying mission. While flying at low height, it collided with power lines, lost height and crashed in a field. Both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Collision with powerlines after the crew failed to comply with safety requirements.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Sovetskoye

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1996
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Azovtransavia
Registration:
RA-01672
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G83-13
YOM:
1967
Location:
Sovetskoye
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T in Czarna Dąbrówska

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1996
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
1319
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G113-19
YOM:
1969
Location:
Czarna Dąbrówska
Pomeranian Voivodeship (Pomorskie)
Country:
Poland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed in a wooded area located near Czarna Dąbrówska. All 11 occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight for unknown reasons.
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