PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Oct 27, 1979 (3 killed), Lensk Rep...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on October 27, 1979 near Lensk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with 3 fatalities.
- Date: October 27, 1979
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Lensk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
An Aeroflot An-2 on a scheduled passenger flight from Lensk crashed near the runway after its rear cabin door opened. Two passengers who moved to close it shifted the centre of gravity past the aft limit, and the aircraft stalled at a steep angle of attack and hit the ground nearly flat. Three occupants were killed.