Ozeryany – Gardychyvka

On February 7, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Ozeryany – Gardychyvka experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Private Ukrainian, with the event recorded near Knyazhyn Zhytomyr Oblast.

The flight was categorized as private 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 human factor. The pilot, sole on board, departed Ozeryany on a private flight to Gardychyvka. En route, weather conditions deteriorated with low clouds and fog. The pilot decided to continue and reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft struck the ground and crashed in a snow covered field. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration UR-54853, MSN 1G184-60, year of manufacture 1979.