Date & Time:
Jun 23, 2019 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Phoenix Air - Ukraine
Registration:
UR-43983
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1G210-60
YOM:
1984
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a spraying mission in the region of Mlyny. In flight, the engine lost power and apparently caught fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.
