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

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1988
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-40897
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G215-34
YOM:
1985
Location:
Kotlas
Arkhangelsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed following an engine failued. Occupant's fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

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

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1988
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-82815
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1G166-47
YOM:
1976
Location:
Kherson
Kherson Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed during an unauthorized takeoff. Occupant's fate unknown.

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

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1988 at 1336 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-32612
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Srednekolympsk – Orlovo
MSN:
1G219-11
YOM:
1986
Location:
Srednekolymsk
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Srednekolympsk Airport at 1147LT on a schedule service to Orlovo, carrying 12 passengers and two pilots. Weather conditions were excellent with a visibility of 50 km. About 19 minutes into the flight, weather conditions deteriorated with fog and a visibility below 1,000 meters. Instead of returning to Srednekolympsk, the crew decided to continue and reduced his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground, without success. During 46 minutes, the crew circled in the area of Orlovo to locate the landing field without success and eventually decided to return to Srednekolympsk. On approach of Srednekolympsk Airport, the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed 4 km short of runway. All 14 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. The crew failed to return to the departure airport when weather conditions worsened with a visibility below minimums and the fuel quantity was insufficient for all flight.

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

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1988
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
YR-PVS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G175-17
YOM:
1977
Location:
Romania
All Romania
Country:
Romania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying in a reduced visibility due to fog, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crashed in a field. There were no casualties.

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

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1988
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-84657
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Khandyga – Tompo – Topolinoye
MSN:
1G191-35
YOM:
1981
Location:
Tompo
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Tompo, en route to Topolinoye, the engine emitted a thick white smoke then failed. The crew elected to make an emergency landing when the left main gear collided with rocks on the bank of the Tompo River. Our of control, the aircraft cartwheeled and crashed. All five occupants were rescued, two of them were injured, including the copilot.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the engine failure could not be determined with certainty. However, it is believed that the carburetor got frosted after the crew forgot to activate the engine anti-ice system. Analyzes of the engine showed marks on the forward part of the compressor blades, indicating splinters of ice resulting from icing conditions.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2TP near Aiykam: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1988 at 1003 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70848
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Belkachi – Aiykam
MSN:
1G119-34
YOM:
1970
Location:
Aiykam
Khabarovsk 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:
9150
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Belkachi at 0851LT on a cargo a flight to Aiykam (Ayan district of the Khabarovsk region) with a load of diesel fuel on board for a total weight of 1,100 kilos (ETA in Aiykam was 0955LT). En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the crew continued the flight into clouds. After the crew deviated from the planned flight path, he missed Aiykan Airfield and elected to return. While cruising at an altitude of 1,090 meters in clouds, the aircraft struck the eastern slope of a mountain (1,100 meters high) located some 10 km east of Aiykam, at N58°00'15" E134°10'09". The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire and both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain after the crew decided to fly in limited visibility conditions below the minimum prescribed altitude.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P near Kystatyam: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1988 at 0950 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-01788
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Zhigansk - Zhigansk
MSN:
1G107-35
YOM:
1969
Location:
Kystatyam
Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Zhigansk at 0506LT on a survey flight over the Dzhardzhan River to identify possible pollution in a water protection program. The mission was conducted over the water at a height of 100 meters, sometime down to 50 meters to inspect boats. En route, the captain asked the copilot to make some calculation for a new route to Sangar. Doing so, the copilot's attention was not focused on the flight and the captain also got distracted, leaving the aircraft descending until it struck the surface of the water. The aircraft crashed and sank. Both pilots and a passenger were able to evacuate the cabin while the second passenger drowned.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight after the crew got distracted from flight operations.

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

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1988
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-35677
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G134-41
YOM:
1972
Location:
Odessa
Odessa Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Nine minutes after takeoff, while in cruising altitude, the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a pasture. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the engine failure was the consequence of a mismanagement of fuel on part of the crew who positioned the fuel selector on the left main tank that was empty.
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