PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, May 28, 1979 (3 killed), Ufa Repub...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on May 28, 1979 near Ufa Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Pilot rotated prematurely with too little...
- Date: May 28, 1979
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Ufa Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot rotated prematurely with too little speed during takeoff, and the aircraft was about 779 kg over maximum takeoff weight. It could not climb, struck treetops and stalled.
PZL-Mielec AN-2R CCCP-35595 was on a local test flight at Ufa before a crop-spraying mission. Rotation began early on takeoff, the aircraft failed to climb, hit treetops, stalled and landed inverted in a field about 1,037 metres from the start of the takeoff run. All three crew were killed.