PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jan 4, 1968 (14 killed), Vologda V...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on January 4, 1968 near Vologda Vologda oblast, Russia with 14 fatalities. Cause: Low visibility and poor weather from...
- Date: January 4, 1968
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Vologda Vologda oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Low visibility and poor weather from snowfall, together with inadequate air traffic control assistance and inadequate decisions by the crew
Two Aeroflot utility aircraft collided in mid air near Vologda while flying in opposite directions at the same altitude in snowfall. Both crashed in a swamp 23 km north of Vologda, and all 16 people aboard the two aircraft were killed.