| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 18 September 1951 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2 |
| Operator: | GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation |
| Registration: | CCCP-N565 |
| MSN: | 10947306 |
| First flight: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6274 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tukalan river, Evenkiysky district, Krasnoyarsk region ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Tha An-2 operated on a positioning flight from one airstrip near the Tukalan river (Evenkiya) to another one when the wheels got stuck in the soft ground during the takeoff run. The aircraft nosed over and caught fire.
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