Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Kanlykul
Date & Time:
Jun 17, 1995
Operator:
Registration:
UK-33058
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kanlykul - Kanlykul
MSN:
1G218-45
YOM:
1986
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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.
