PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 17, 1978 (2 killed), Lanovtsy...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 17, 1978 near Lanovtsy Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control at low altitude during...
- Date: October 17, 1978
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Lanovtsy Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control at low altitude during the final circuit. The crew was distracted and inattentive, and the aircraft was flying below the prescribed altitude.
Antonov An-2R CCCP-32599 on crop spraying work crashed on a small hill about 1.5 km southwest of Lanovtsy, Ternopil Oblast, after the crew lost control during a final low level circuit. Both crew were killed.