PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Apr 15, 1975 (13 killed), Omsk-Int...

PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on April 15, 1975 near Omsk-Intl Omsk oblast, Russia with 13 fatalities.

Shortly after takeoff from Omsk, an Aeroflot An-2 on a scheduled service climbed only about 10 metres before the pilot cut engine power, apparently to attempt a forced landing. The aircraft stalled, banked left and crashed inverted in a burning field beside the runway, killing most occupants.

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