UR-43983

On June 23, 2019 at 10:00 AM, UR-43983 experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Phoenix Air - Ukraine, with the event recorded near Mlyny Poltava oblast.

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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a spraying mission in the region of Mlyny. In flight, the engine lost power and apparently caught fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration UR-43983, MSN 1G210-60, year of manufacture 1984.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.2044°, 33.9450°.