Antonov AN-2 crash, May 7, 1977 (15 killed), Tavda Sverdl...

Antonov AN-2 accident on May 7, 1977 near Tavda Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia with 15 fatalities.

Two Aeroflot An-2 aircraft collided in mid-air while one was approaching Tavda in marginal weather with rain, low cloud and about 2 km visibility. Both aircraft went into a dive and burned in an open field about 18 km south of Tavda, and all 29 people on the two aircraft were killed.

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