PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 16, 1978 (9 killed), Pskhu Abk...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 16, 1978 near Pskhu Abkhazia, Georgia with 9 fatalities.
- Date: October 16, 1978
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Pskhu Abkhazia, Georgia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
A PZL-Mielec AN-2 (CCCP-40553) operating a scheduled Aeroflot service from Pskhu to Sukhumi went out of control in cruise, struck tree tops and burned on the slope of Mt Dzishra about 6 km south of the airfield on 16 October 1978. All nine occupants were killed.