UP-A0190

The crew was engaged in a crop spraying flight in Terenozek. While flying at low height, the pilot-in-command initiated a left turn when the aircraft crashed in a field, bursting into flames. The copilot was seriously injured and the captain was killed.

Flight / Schedule

UP-A0190

Aircraft

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Registration

UP-A0190

MSN

1G220-21

Year of Manufacture

1986

Date

June 28, 2013 at 07:40 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Spraying (Agricultural)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Terenozek Kyzylorda

Region

Asia • Kazakhstan

Coordinates

45.0460°, 64.9744°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On June 28, 2013 at 07:40 PM, UP-A0190 experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Asia Continental Airlines, with the event recorded near Terenozek Kyzylorda.

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, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a crop spraying flight in Terenozek. While flying at low height, the pilot-in-command initiated a left turn when the aircraft crashed in a field, bursting into flames. The copilot was seriously injured and the captain was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration UP-A0190, MSN 1G220-21, year of manufacture 1986.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.0460°, 64.9744°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was engaged in a crop spraying flight in Terenozek. While flying at low height, the pilot-in-command initiated a left turn when the aircraft crashed in a field, bursting into flames. The copilot was seriously injured and the captain was killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

50.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Flight Type

Spraying (Agricultural)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Asia • Kazakhstan

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

PZL-Mielec AN-2

Registration

UP-A0190

MSN

1G220-21

Year of Manufacture

1986