PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 18, 1978, Nizhnevartovsk Khant...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 18, 1978 near Nizhnevartovsk Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft had not been...
- Date: October 18, 1978
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Nizhnevartovsk Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft had not been properly cleared of snow and ice before takeoff.
Aeroflot An-2 CCCP-02457 on a scheduled flight from Nizhnevartovsk to Strezhevoy lost control and stability shortly after takeoff. The pilot attempted an emergency landing near the airfield, and the aircraft burned in a swampy area. All occupants escaped safely.