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Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Vukovar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
9A-BOP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G222-37
YOM:
1987
Location:
Vukovar
Syrmia
Country:
Croatia
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While flying at low height on a survey mission, the single engine aircraft was shot down by a SAM-6 missile and crashed. All four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a SAM-6 missile.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Komsomolsk-na-Ustyurte: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-81545
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kungrad – Komsomolsk-na-Ustyurte – Karakalpakiya
MSN:
1G208-49
YOM:
1984
Location:
Komsomolsk-on-Ustyurte
Karakalpakstan (Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi)
Country:
Uzbekistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
3442
Aircraft flight cycles:
10410
Circumstances:
On the leg from Kungrad to the KS-7 Airfield at Komsomolsk-na-Ustyurte of a flight from Kungrad to Karakalpakiya with 2 unauthorized passengers on board, when the crew encountered below minima weather conditions (poor visibility) upon arrival. The crew failed to return, lost visual contact with the ground and deviated from the approach path so the aircraft collided at a height of 35 metres with a 52 metres high drilling tower, crashed and caught fire. A pilot and a passenger were killed while both survivors were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Decision of the crew to continue the approach in below-weather minimums and failure to initiate a go-around and to return to the departure point. Both passengers were not authorised to embark.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP near Yartsevo

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-40596
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Podkamennaya Tunguska – Yeniseysk
MSN:
1G84-49
YOM:
1967
Location:
Yartsevo
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Podkamennaya Tunguska to Yeniseysk, while cruising at an altitude of 1,500 metres, the engine failed. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located near Yartsevo. All 13 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in-flight following carburetor icing. It was reported that the airplane has not been prepared for the winter season by the operator's technicians and remained in summer flight conditions. Following a flight of three hours with an OAT of -30° C, the engine failed after the carburetor got iced.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Khanabad: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
AZAL-Agro
Registration:
CCCP-40704
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Yevlakh – Stepanakert
MSN:
1G215-02
YOM:
1985
Location:
Khanabad
Yukhari Garabakh
Country:
Azerbaijan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route from Yevlakh to Stepanakert, while cruising at a relative low altitude, the single engine airplane was shot down and crashed in a field near Khanabad. All seven occupants were killed. First civil airplane shot down during the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire from unknown origin.

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

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
HA-MEV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin - Sydney
MSN:
1G194-29
YOM:
1981
Location:
Bayan (Lombok)
West Nusa Tenggara
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Berlin on July 26, taking part to an international Rally to Sydney, Australia. Already 40 en route stops were completed and few minutes after his departure from Bima Airstrip, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed near Bayan, Lombok. All seven occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The engine caught fire in flight for unknown reasons. Brand new, the engine was changed prior to departure from Berlin.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP in Urai: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01494
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Urai - Sovetskiy
MSN:
1G232-28
YOM:
1988
Flight number:
461
Location:
Urai
Tyumen oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
1701
Aircraft flight cycles:
1818
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Urai Airstrip, while climbing to a height of about 10 metres, the engine lost power and failed. The aircraft lost altitude then crashed at a speed of 60 km/h in a wooded and swampy area located 900 metres further, bursting into flames. One pilot was killed while 12 other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by corrosion of a motion rod of the discharge valve on the n°4 cylinder.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T near Yartsevo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-62475
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Yartsevo - Novy Gorodok
MSN:
1G42-23
YOM:
1964
Location:
Yartsevo
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
13204
Aircraft flight cycles:
36795
Circumstances:
In the evening, the intoxicated crew departed Yartsevo on an unauthorized flight to Novy Gorodok. Few minutes after takeoff, while cruising by night, the single engine aircraft collided with a 14 metres high lone tree in a forest clearing located some 35 km southwest of Yartsevo. The aircraft lost height and crashed 121 metres further, bursting into flames. Both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Collision with trees while the intoxicated crew was flying at an insufficient altitude by night.

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

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1991
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-31423
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Razdolnoye - Razdolnoye
MSN:
1G197-46
YOM:
1982
Location:
Razdolnoye
Kostanay
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a spraying mission in Razdolnoye with two pilots and one unauthorized passenger on board. While flying at low height against the sun, the crew performed a zoom while returning to the airstrip when the aircraft lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of the combination of the following factors:
- The crew was flying against the sun,
- The outside air temperature was high,
- The aircraft was operated at low height,
- A little tail wind component.

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

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1991 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-62627
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G178-19
YOM:
1977
Location:
Sukhov 2-I
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
9226
Circumstances:
While on a crop spraying flight for the kolkhoz (collective farm) of "Zavyety Lenina" located in the Mikhailovka district of the Volgograd region, the intoxicated pilot encountered engine problems. At low height, the aircraft banked right to an angle of 45° then crashed in a field located 6 km south of Sukhov 2-I. All three occupants, the pilot and two local farmers, were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the engine failure could not be determined with certainty. However, it is believed that the right group of tanks had run dry. Also, it was determined that the pilot had a blood alcohol level of 2,9‰.
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