PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Sep 20, 1979 (1 killed), Basino Gr...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on September 20, 1979 near Basino Grodno voblast, Belarus with 1 fatality. Cause: The crew took off after sunset without...
- Date: September 20, 1979
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Basino Grodno voblast, Belarus
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew took off after sunset without adequate weather information for the route, and the flight was not authorized. Fog and below minimum visibility led to collision with trees.
A PZL-Mielec An-2R operated by Aeroflot crashed near Basino in the Grodno region of Belarus while flying an evening passenger flight from Malyushitsa to Rogotno after a day of crop spraying. Fog reduced visibility below minimums, and the aircraft struck trees and burned on hilly terrain. One passenger was killed and the other three occupants were injured.