Nizhneudinsk - Nizhneudinsk

On June 27, 2018 at 03:07 PM, Nizhneudinsk - Nizhneudinsk experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Feniks, with the event recorded near Nizhneudinsk Irkutsk oblast.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine airplane departed Nizhneudinsk Airport on a forest fire survey mission, carrying two observers and two pilots. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 150-170 metres, the engine started to vibrate. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a marshy field located 4,9 km from the airport, coming to rest upside down. All four occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-62524, MSN 1G175-47, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.9025°, 99.0290°.