Accident
The aircraft was conducting a spraying mission over rice paddy fields near Kiliya, in the Odessa region of Ukraine. On the 18th sortie of the day, while flying at a height of 50 meters and a speed of 140-150 km/h, the engine failed. The crew initiated an emergency landing, but the aircraft struck obstacles and trees before crashing. The captain escaped unhurt, and the copilot was slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Cause
The official investigation determined the probable cause of the accident to be engine failure in flight due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors included poor flight preparation by the crew, who failed to follow the pre-takeoff checklist, an incorrectly positioned fuel selector, and poor organization by the operator regarding the implementation of procedures for agricultural flights.