| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Monday 20 August 1951 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2 |
| Operator: | GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation |
| Registration: | CCCP-N566 |
| MSN: | 10947301 |
| First flight: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 400 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lena River near Yakutsk ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The An-2 crashed when taking off with the gust locks on the ailerons still attached. The aircraft crashed into the Lena River, 500 metres from the banks and sank.
Sources:
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