PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Jun 2, 1991 (3 killed), Kuybyshev...
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on June 2, 1991 near Kuybyshev Reservoir, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Not determined; the aircraft...
- Date: June 2, 1991
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Kuybyshev Reservoir, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined; the aircraft was flown illegally and crashed in unknown circumstances.
An An-2R from Tatarstan was stolen by an intoxicated copilot after being assigned to a local spraying mission. He took off from Tenki with two unauthorized passengers, and the aircraft went down in the Kuybyshev Reservoir. The wreckage was never recovered. Two bodies were found later in the Kama River, and the third occupant was never found.