PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Aug 29, 1973 (8 killed), Mt Salata...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on August 29, 1973 near Mt Salatau Republic of Dagestan, Russia with 8 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after...
- Date: August 29, 1973
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Mt Salatau Republic of Dagestan, Russia
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew continued under visual rules in cloud and did not return to Khasavyurt.
Aeroflot An-2 flight SU116 from Khasavyurt to Botlikh entered cloud soon after takeoff. The crew continued, climbed and then struck the slope of Mt Salatau, killing eight of the occupants.