Boralday - Kegen

On February 26, 2021 at 12:26 PM, Boralday - Kegen experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Nadezhda, with the event recorded near Boralday Almaty Province.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine aircraft departed Boralday Airport in the suburb of Almaty on an ambulance flight to Kegen with five people on board. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the engine suffered a loss of power. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft lost height and crashed in hilly terrain. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Operator reported as Asia Continental Airlines.

Aircraft reference details include registration UP-A0351, MSN 1G194-19, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.3845°, 76.8463°.