PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Aug 30, 1980 (5 killed), Vonyshevo
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on August 30, 1980 near Vonyshevo, Kostroma oblast, Russia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Unauthorized carriage of passengers,...
- Date: August 30, 1980
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Vonyshevo, Kostroma oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 5
- Cause: Unauthorized carriage of passengers, marginal weather with low clouds, haze and rain, and intoxication of both pilots.
The An-2 crashed into trees near Vonyshevo, Kostroma oblast, after the crew took on passengers without authorization and continued in marginal weather at low altitude. Both pilots were intoxicated. All five occupants were killed.