ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-12 registration unknown Vitebsk Airport (VTB)
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Date:Saturday 31 January 1959
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-12
Operator:Soviet Air Force
Registration: registration unknown
MSN: 8900202
First flight: 1958
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Vitebsk Airport (VTB) (   Russia)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Vitebsk Airport (VTB/UMII), Belarus
Destination airport:Vitebsk Airport (VTB/UMII), Belarus
Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff when a trimmer changed position unintentionally and a prop feathered simultaneously. Only the tail gunner survived.

Sources:
» Soviet Transports
» airdisaster.ru


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