PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Apr 14, 1973 (1 killed), Osinovka...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on April 14, 1973 near Osinovka East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan with 1 fatality.
- Date: April 14, 1973
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Osinovka East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
An An-2R on a positioning flight for crop spraying chose a direct route over a mountain ridge instead of going around it. It encountered below minimum weather, turned back too late and struck a ridge summit in cloud near Andreyevka. The captain was killed and five others were injured.