PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Aug 27, 1996 (2 killed), Pelenia
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on August 27, 1996 near Pelenia, Drochia, Moldova with 2 fatalities. Cause: Collision with power lines after the crew did not...
- Date: August 27, 1996
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Pelenia, Drochia, Moldova
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Collision with power lines after the crew did not comply with safety requirements for low-level agricultural flying.
An An-2 agricultural aircraft on a local spraying mission flew at low height and struck power lines. It lost height and crashed in a field. Both pilots were killed.