PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, May 8, 1989, Nizhny Lomov
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on May 8, 1989 near Nizhny Lomov, Penza oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The crew made an unauthorized private flight...
- Date: May 8, 1989
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Nizhny Lomov, Penza oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew made an unauthorized private flight after drinking alcohol and flew very low at dusk into an obstacle.
An Aeroflot PZL-Mielec built An-2R crashed at Nizhny Lomov, Penza oblast, on 8 May 1989 during an unauthorized private flight at dusk. The crew had been drinking and the aircraft hit an obstacle while flying very low. All three people on board were injured and none were killed.