PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, May 6, 1987, Tambov
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on May 6, 1987 near Tambov, Tambov oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after liftoff, with the crew...
- Date: May 6, 1987
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Tambov, Tambov oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after liftoff, with the crew intoxicated
On 6 May 1987 an An-2R (CCCP-31528) on an agricultural spraying flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Tambov airport. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.