PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Aug 9, 1967 (2 killed), Aravan Osh...

PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on August 9, 1967 near Aravan Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan with 2 fatalities.

On 9 August 1967 an An 2R crashed while crop spraying from a collective farm airstrip near Aravan in the Osh region. After a fuel system error stopped the engine, the crew restarted it instead of preparing a forced landing. The aircraft struck trees beside a house and caught fire, and both pilots were killed.

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