RF-00428

On June 13, 2009 at 11:30 AM, RF-00428 experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by ROSTO, with the event recorded near Primorsko-Akhtarsk Krasnodar Krai.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot was completing a crop-spraying mission when the engine failed. He attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft collided with power cables and crashed in a field located about 20 km southeast of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration RF-00428, MSN 1G230-11, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.0433°, 38.1560°.