PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Sep 9, 1966 (1 killed), Tsikhisdzi...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on September 9, 1966 near Tsikhisdziri Cape Adjara, Georgia with 1 fatality.
- Date: September 9, 1966
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Tsikhisdziri Cape Adjara, Georgia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
An Aeroflot AN2 on a scheduled flight from Batumi to Sukhumi with a stop at Poti lost its engine about ten minutes after takeoff, at roughly 250 metres altitude about two km offshore. The crew ditched the aircraft in the Black Sea near a fishing vessel, which rescued the other occupants. One passenger was killed, and the aircraft sank and was later recovered from about 34 to 36 metres of water.