Zhytomyr Oblast | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The pilot, sole on board, departed Ozeryany on a private flight to Gardychyvka. En route, weather conditions deteriorated with low clouds and fog. The pilot decided to continue and reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft struck the ground and crashed in a snow covered field. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

The following findings were identified:
- The documentation was incomplete as there was no insurance certificat on board, no flying permit and no CofA,
- The flight was completed with one pilot only, without any copilot,
- The pilot failed to inform ATC and the Ukraine Army about the flight and did not receive any permission to perform the flight,
- When weather conditions worsened and the visibility dropped below minimums, the pilot failed to return or to divert to the alternate airport, continued and reduced his altitude until the aircraft impacted ground,
- Weather information obtain by the pilot prior to the flight did not correspond to the actual and forecaster weather at the time of departure,
- The operation of the aircraft with the ASh-62IR engine (s/n K1641652 was prohibited.

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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 2011 at 1418 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Operator:

Mykolayiv-Aero

Registration:

UR-54873

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

1G185-33

YOM:

1979

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The crew was performing a crop spraying flight in Dibrova, some 60 km northwest from Zhytomyr. In flight, the engine caught fire and crew elected to make an emergency landing in an open field. Upon touchdown, the aircraft rolled for few metres then overturned and came to rest upside down. Both pilots escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Emergency landing after the engine caught fire in flight for unknown reasons.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Apollonovka: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1987 at 1648 LT

Type of aircraft:

PZL-Mielec AN-2

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Registration:

CCCP-35330

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Apollonovka - Apollonovka

MSN:

1G134-23

YOM:

1972

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Aircraft flight hours:

10075

Aircraft flight cycles:

53359

Circumstances:

The crew was completing a spraying mission on behalf of the Zarya State Farm. While flying at a height of 18-20 meters and at a speed of 160 km/h, the aircraft entered a right turn, lost altitude, struck tree tops and power cables then crashed onto a house. Both pilots were killed while no one on the ground was hurt.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, it is believed that the loss of control occurred when the crew got distracted from operations due to a momentarily engine malfunction caused by a poor fuel quality.