PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Dec 9, 1969 (3 killed), Lunino Pen...

PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on December 9, 1969 near Lunino Penza oblast, Russia with 3 fatalities.

An Aeroflot An 2 on a positioning flight from Penza to Kazan accelerated to catch a second An 2 flying the same route. Its engine struck the tail of the other aircraft, and it crashed inverted in an open field near Lunino, killing all three occupants. The other aircraft landed safely.

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