Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in Komsomol: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 24, 1979
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-25590
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Komsomol - Komsomol
MSN:
1G61-16
YOM:
1965
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a crop spraying flight in Komsomol, west of Tezhen. While flying at low height, the crew saw a flock of birds and attempted an evasive maneuver when the airplane lost height, struck a pole with its landing gear and crashed. Both pilots escaped with minor injuries while one people on the ground was killed.
