Bilovodske – Nedryhailiv

On June 13, 1991 at 11:25 PM, Bilovodske – Nedryhailiv experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Air Ukraine, with the event recorded near Perekopivka Sumy Oblast.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. All the evening, the crew (a pilot and a flight mechanic) consumed alcohol. As they were unable to find a place to sleep in Bilovodske, they decided to return to Nedryhailiv. Four minutes following a night takeoff from Bilovodske, the pilot lost his orientation and elected to return. Shortly later, he suffered a spatial disorientation and lost control of the airplane that crashed less than 2 km east from Perekopivka (at N50°37' E33°28'), about 3 km south from Bilovodske Airstrip. Both occupants were seriously injured. The passenger died in hospital 15 days later.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-40988, MSN 1G217-28, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.6120°, 33.4393°.