PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Sep 4, 1987 (3 killed), Durovo
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on September 4, 1987 near Durovo, Lipetsk oblast, Russia with 3 fatalities. Cause: The captain was severely intoxicated, with...
- Date: September 4, 1987
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Durovo, Lipetsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The captain was severely intoxicated, with a blood alcohol level of 2.5 per mille, according to the investigation, although a bird strike could not be excluded.
PZL-Mielec An-2 CCCP-70226 of Aeroflot crashed at Durovo, Lipetsk oblast, on 4 September 1987 during a crop spraying flight. It struck trees about 2.5 km from its strip, and all three people aboard were killed.