Sukharevo - Sukharevo

The crew was completing a crop-spraying flight in Sukharevo, about 23 km southwest of Nizhnekamsk. While cruising at low altitude, the engine lost power due carburetor icing. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with a high voltage power line and crashed. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

Sukharevo - Sukharevo

Aircraft

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Registration

CCCP-70451

MSN

1G143-30

Year of Manufacture

1973

Date

April 14, 1992 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Spraying (Agricultural)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Sukharevo Republic of Tatarstan

Region

Asia • Russia

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On April 14, 1992 at 12:00 AM, Sukharevo - Sukharevo experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Tatarstan Airlines, with the event recorded near Sukharevo Republic of Tatarstan.

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a crop-spraying flight in Sukharevo, about 23 km southwest of Nizhnekamsk. While cruising at low altitude, the engine lost power due carburetor icing. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with a high voltage power line and crashed. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-70451, MSN 1G143-30, year of manufacture 1973.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a crop-spraying flight in Sukharevo, about 23 km southwest of Nizhnekamsk. While cruising at low altitude, the engine lost power due carburetor icing. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with a high voltage power line and crashed. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Sukharevo - Sukharevo

Flight Type

Spraying (Agricultural)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Russia

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Registration

CCCP-70451

MSN

1G143-30

Year of Manufacture

1973