Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R in Tervel
Date & Time:
Apr 3, 2002 at 1500 LT
Operator:
Registration:
LZ-1113
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tervel - Tervel
MSN:
1G145-52
YOM:
1973
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was dispatched in Tervel for a crop spraying mission with three people on board. While flying at a height of about five metres, the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a field. A passenger escaped uninjured while the second one was unhurt. The pilot was evacuated in critical conditions.
Probable cause:
Engine failure resulted from a malfunction of the fuel-feed system, most probably due to incorrect installation of the altitude regulator of the carburetor and incorrect actions by the pilot.
