Accidents
As of October 6, 2011 there has been 387 hull-loss accidents of An-2, claiming a total of 365 human lives. One of the most recent accidents occurred around noon on September 3, 2011 in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, where an Antonov An-2 was dusting crops and hit a treetop while taking off after refueling. The plane tumbled down and hit the ground, bursting into flames, killing its 60 year old pilot.
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