PZL-Mielec AN-2 crash, Aug 19, 1998, Lunacharski
PZL-Mielec AN-2 accident on August 19, 1998 near Lunacharski, Samara oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The crew misjudged their height above...
- Date: August 19, 1998
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-2
- Location: Lunacharski, Samara oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew misjudged their height above the water during a low-level descent to assist the search and struck the water surface.
An An-2 operated by Aeroklub Togliatti was on a local skydiving flight with ten jumpers when two of them fell into the Volga and drowned. The crew then descended low over the water to help show rescuers the location and struck the surface. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were injured.