PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, May 5, 1972 (2 killed), Poltava Po...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on May 5, 1972 near Poltava Poltava oblast, Ukraine with 2 fatalities.
- Date: May 5, 1972
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Poltava Poltava oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
During crop spraying near Poltava, an intoxicated pilot flew unauthorised low manoeuvres over a village on 5 May 1972. He lost control and the aircraft struck a building, which destroyed it. The pilot and his passenger, an aircraft mechanic, were killed.