PZL-Mielec AN-2

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Registration:

RA-05708

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Johannesburg - Jamba

MSN:

1G153-21

YOM:

1974

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After takeoff from Johannesburg-Rand Airport, while in initial climb, the single engine aircraft nosed up and stalled. It collided with power cables and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the crew failed to prepare the flight according to published procedures as the cargo was not properly secured in the cabin and shifted after liftoff, causing the aircraft to stall and crash.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Kurgan

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1995

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RA-81506

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MSN:

1G208-06

YOM:

1984

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The crew was completing the 8th sortie of the day, consisting of a spraying mission over a wooded area located near Kurgan. En route, the engine failed and the crew elected to make an emergency landing in a pasture when the aircraft collided with telephone poles and a stone wall and crashed. The captain while slightly injured while the copilot escaped uninjured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine failure for unknown reasons.

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

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1995

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Registration:

UK-33058

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Takeoff (climb)

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Karakalpakstan (Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi)

Schedule:

Kanlykul - Kanlykul

MSN:

1G218-45

YOM:

1986

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Kanlykul

Country:

Uzbekistan

Region:

Asia

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On a crop spraying flight for the sovkhoz (state farm) Sry-Altyn (Kanlykul district of Karakalpakstan) when the engine lost power shortly after take off from an airstrip located some 43 km northwest from Nukus. At a height of some 15-20 metres, the crew attempted a forced landing in a field when the left main gear struck a 2.5 metres high dam and the aircraft suffered substantial damage. Both pilots escaped unhurt.

Probable cause:

Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P near Kherpuchi: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1995 at 1415 LT

Type of aircraft:

Nikolayevski Aviation Enterprise

Operator:

Registration:

RA-07743

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Poliny Osipenko – Kherpuchi – Oktyabrsky – Nikolayevsk-on-Amur

MSN:

1G159-18

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1974

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The aircraft was completing a flight from Poliny Osipenko to Nikolayevsk-on-Amur with intermediate stops in Kherpuchi and Oktyabrsky. Nine minutes after his departure from Kherpuchi Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds. While cruising at an altitude of 400 metres, the aircraft struck tree tops, stalled and crashed in a wooded area located 21,5 km from Kherpuchi, bursting into flames. A passenger was seriously injured while 13 other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain. The following contributing factors were reported:
- The crew continued the flight at the altitude of 400 metres while the minimum safe altitude for the area was fixed at 800 metres,
- Poor visibility due to low clouds (600 to 1,500 metres),
- The crew failed to return to the departure point when weather conditions deteriorated,
- Loss of visual contact with the ground after the crew decided to continue under VFR in IMC conditions,
- The crew did not receive the emergency radio station and signal devices before departure, as well as the fact that on that day the dispatch microphone at the Kherpuchi Airport was not turned on, which made it impossible to establish the actual instructions of the flight director. In such conditions, the flight was not monitored.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Volgograd

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1995

Type of aircraft:

Volga Airlines - Aviakompania Volga

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Registration:

RA-68142

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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MSN:

1G195-47

YOM:

1982

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Volgograd. Occupant's fate unknown.

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

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1995

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SP-WNY

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MSN:

1G155-28

YOM:

1974

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Qom

Country:

Iran

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Asia

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Crashed in unknown circumstances.

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

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1995

Type of aircraft:

Cheboksary Aviation Enterprise - Cheboksarskoe Aviapredpriatie

Operator:

Registration:

RA-40845

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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