Country
Poland

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

Date & Time: May 11, 1983
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-70057
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G135-24
YOM:
1972
Location:
Blagodarnoye
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the single engine airplane suffered a bird strike. The bird got stuck in the engine air intake, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
In-flight collision with bird.

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

Date & Time: May 9, 1983 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-16045
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Koshlyaky - Koshlyaky
MSN:
1G163-53
YOM:
1975
Location:
Koshlyaky
Ternopil Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
7247
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local spraying mission in Koshlyaky. In the morning, he took off to proceed to spray herbicides and two passengers boarded the plane. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 100 meters, the aircraft banked left then lost height, nosed down to 35° and crashed on a road located along the field, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
At the time of the accident, the captain was intoxicated Analyzes revealed a level of 1,02‰ of alcohol in his blood. Also, both passengers were not authorized to board the plane for such mission.

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

Date & Time: May 9, 1983
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-02515
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G119-58
YOM:
1970
Location:
Tavildara
Districts of Republican Subordination
Country:
Tajikistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing after the engine failed in flight. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

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

Date & Time: May 4, 1983
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-35637
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
MSN:
1G116-28
YOM:
1970
Location:
Kaunas
Apskritis of Kaunas
Country:
Lithuania
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed in a field near Kaunas following an in-flight fire in the cockpit for unknown reasons.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2P near Bidzhan: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1983 at 1443 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-07741
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Amurzet – Birobidzhan – Khabarovsk
MSN:
1G159-16
YOM:
1974
Flight number:
SU274
Location:
Bidzhan
Evreyskaya oblast (Jewish Autonomous oblast)
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Aircraft flight hours:
8866
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Amurzet at 1414LT on a flight to Khabarovsk with an intermediate stop in Birobidzhan, carrying 11 passengers and a crew of two. Weather conditions were considered as marginal with a visibility reduced to 5 km due to rain showers. The crew decided to take off despite the VHF radio communication system was unserviceable. About half an hour into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 400 meters, weather conditions deteriorated with limited visibility due to mixed rain and snow. The aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 15 km north of Bidzhan, bursting into flames. The copilot and four passengers were critically injured while eight other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of the followings:
- The crew decided to take off while the visibility was below minimums,
- The crew decided to take off while the VHF radio communication was unserviceable,
- The crew failed to inform ATC about the deterioration of the weather conditions,
- When weather conditions deteriorated, the crew failed to return and continued the flight into such conditions,
- The crew modified its route without ATC clearance.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Cēsis

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1983
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-62643
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G178-35
YOM:
1978
Location:
Cēsis
Vidzeme (Vidūmō)
Country:
Latvia
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
while flying at low height, the single engine airplane struck power cables and crashed in a field. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 near Antonovka: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1983 at 1743 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-03483
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
1G48-15
YOM:
1964
Location:
Antonovka
Almaty Province
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The spraying rotations all along the day were completed in difficult conditions as the captain and the (illegal) passenger were intoxicated. The captain was also angry and fighting the copilot. After several low passes, while at an altitude of 200 meters, the airplane entered a left turn then banked to an angle of 60° and crashed on the top of a hill (718 meters high). The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The captain was intoxicated at the time of the accident and had a blood alcohol level of 3.3 ‰. The pilot had not consumed alcohol but he was passive and was unable to face a critical situation.

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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1983 at 1244 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-71290
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mielec – Lvov – Samara – Omsk – Novosibirsk
MSN:
1G201-18
YOM:
1983
Location:
Tatarsk
Novosibirsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was just coming out from the PZL-Mielec factory in Mielec, Poland. Three crew members and one passenger were in charge to deliver the plane to Novosibirsk via Lvov, Samara and Omsk. The crew departed Omsk at noon on the last leg to Novosibirsk and continued in good weather conditions bound to the east. While approaching Tatarsk, weather conditions deteriorated with clouds down to 150 meters above the ground. The pilot-in-command reduced his altitude in an attempt to maintain visual contact with the ground. At an altitude of 199 meters, the single engine airplane struck with its both right wings a relay antenna (202 meters high) located about 5 km northeast of Tatarsk. Out of control, the aircraft lost height and crashed 280 meters further in a snow covered field, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The crew failed to prepare the flight properly and took the decision to continue to fly under VFR mode into low clouds with a below-minima visibility. The people in charge to transmit to the crew weather bulletin failed to ensure that information were accurate. A lack of discipline and wrong in-flight decisions on part of the crew were considered as contributing factors.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Vanavara

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1983
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-29367
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Oskoba - Vanavara
MSN:
1G78-09
YOM:
1967
Location:
Vanavara
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Vanavara, the aircraft lost height and crashed in a wooded area located few km from the airfield. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following an engine failure in flight for unknown reasons.

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

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1983 at 1032 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-84586
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kaluga - Kirov
MSN:
1G189-53
YOM:
1980
Location:
Kludnevo
Kaluga oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft departed Kaluga-Grabtsevo Airport at 1000LT on a flight to Kirov, carrying four passengers, two pilots and a load of 910 kilos of cargo. About half an hour into the flight, the aircraft lost height and descended until it struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 1,5 km southeast of Kludnevo. Two passengers were injured while four other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. Technical examination of the engine could not determine if it was running at full power at impact and the assumption that the collector failed in flight was not ruled out.
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