Plane made emergency landing on road during an ambulance flight to East Kazakhstan region
The plane made an emergency landing on a road 23 km south of Ust-Kamenogorsk. Nobody has suffered.
A plane made an emergency landing on a road during a sanitary flight in the East Kazakhstan region, the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development reports.
On February 8, An-2 plane made an emergency landing in the time of AKZ1222 ambulance flight Ust-Kamenogorsk-Zaysan. The pilot reported a loss of engine power. The plane made an emergency landing on a road 23 km south of Ust-Kamenogorsk. Nobody has suffered. The aircraft has not been damaged. There were three crew members and two paramedics on board," said the message.
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