Date: | Saturday 2 July 1955 |
Time: | |
Type: | Ilyushin Il-12 |
Owner/operator: | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya |
Registration: | CCCP-N480 |
MSN: | 30237 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Nagurskoye Air Base -
Russia
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Survey |
Departure airport: | Dikson Airport (DKS/UODD) |
Destination airport: | Nagurskoye Air Base (UODN) |
Narrative:The aircraft operated on an ice-reconnaissance flight from Dikson to Nagurskoye in the Franz Josef Land archipelago. Weather conditions at Nagurskoye were below-minima with thick fog as the aircraft attempted to land. During the fourth attempt to land, the aircraft touched down on a part of the runway which had not been cleared from snow. The left main gear broke off and the aircraft suffered structural damage.
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