We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The single engine aircraft departed Bol’shoye Gryzlovo Airport at 1753LT on a local aerial photography mission, carrying three photographer and two pilots. Three minutes after takeoff, the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck power cables and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. All five occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): Collision of the aircraft with power lines during a forced landing following an engine failure in
PZL-Mielec AN-2 · 5 fatalities