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Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2PF near Kalga

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1992
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32596
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G105-10
YOM:
1969
Location:
Kalga
Zabaykalsky 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:
13879
Aircraft flight cycles:
12825
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 11 km from Kalga Airstrip. There were no casualties.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R off Ekimchan

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1992
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-40670
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1G214-28
YOM:
1985
Location:
Ekimchan
Amur oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
3929
Circumstances:
On approach to Ekimchan Airport, the engine caught fire and failed. The aircraft lost height, crashed in the Selemdja River and sank. Both pilots were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine fire on approach for unknown reasons.

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

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1992
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
RA-17833
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G204-34
YOM:
1983
Location:
Leninsky
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a crop-spraying flight in Leninsky, district of Timashevsk. En route, the engine lost power then failed. The pilot reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing when the right wing struck trees, causing the aircraft to crash. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after particles of rubber sealing rings went into the cylinder head, causing the failure of cylinder n°4 and 6.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Sosnovsky: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1992
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Shymkent Air Enterprise
Registration:
CCCP-40237
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Sosnovsky - Sosnovsky
MSN:
1G221-42
YOM:
1986
Location:
Sosnovsky
Kostanay
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a spraying mission on behalf of the Sosnovsky State Farm. While approaching the area to be treated, the single engine engine rolled to the right and crashed in a field. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Both pilots were intoxicated at the time of the accident.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2V in Taymyr Lake

Date & Time: May 6, 1992
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-50585
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1G131-27
YOM:
1971
Location:
Taymyr Lake
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Taymyr Lake. There were no casualties.

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

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1992
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70451
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Sukharevo - Sukharevo
MSN:
1G143-30
YOM:
1973
Location:
Sukharevo
Republic of Tatarstan
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 completing a crop-spraying flight in Sukharevo, about 23 km southwest of Nizhnekamsk. While cruising at low altitude, the engine lost power due carburetor icing. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with a high voltage power line and crashed. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after carburetor iced up.
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