Antonov AN-2 crash, May 16, 1968 (1 killed), Maryinka Lip...
Antonov AN-2 accident on May 16, 1968 near Maryinka Lipetsk oblast, Russia with 1 fatality.
- Date: May 16, 1968
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-2
- Location: Maryinka Lipetsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
An Aeroflot crop sprayer of the Antonov biplane type crashed near Maryinka in the Lipetsk region on 16 May 1968 after taking off from Nikitskoye on a spraying flight for a state farm. The flaps and ailerons probably failed soon after takeoff. The pilot jettisoned the load and kept control for about 8 km before the aircraft rolled and crashed upside down, and the sole pilot was killed as the aircraft burned out.