PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jul 25, 1980 (5 killed), Klimshchina
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on July 25, 1980 near Klimshchina, Smolensk oblast, Russia with 5 fatalities.
- Date: July 25, 1980
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Klimshchina, Smolensk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
An Aeroflot PZL-Mielec An-2 (CCCP-35308) crashed at Klimshchina, Smolensk oblast, on 25 July 1979 local evening flight after a spraying mission was cancelled. Both pilots were intoxicated and three unauthorized passengers were on board. Ten minutes after takeoff, the aircraft struck a concrete power transmission line support during a right turn and burned. Four occupants died at the scene and the fifth died three days later.