Bereke - Bereke

On June 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM, Bereke - Bereke experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Private Kazakh, with the event recorded near Bereke Almaty Province.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was engaged in a crop spraying mission in Bereke, northwest of Almaty, carrying one pilot and one passenger, a mechanic. While flying at low height, the engine started to vibrate and lost power. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane hit the ground and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed and the mechanic was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration UP-A0273, MSN 1G184-11, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.3731°, 76.7121°.