Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 3 July 2008
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aero Getics
Location: Stefanesti –
ÿ Romania
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: An-2 aircraft engineAn-2 aircraft engine
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft experienced a loss of engine power during a forced landing, resulting in a fire and subsequent crash in a vegetable storage location.An-2 aircraft experienced a loss of engine power during a forced landing, resulting in a fire and subsequent crash in a vegetable storage location.
Description
The An-2 suffered a loss of engine power. The pilots attempted to carry out a forced landing, but the airplane came down in a vegetable-storage location. It immediately caught fire.
Primary Cause
Loss of engine power during forced landing.Loss of engine power during forced landing.Share on:
