ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-2T CCCP-N542 Lake Figurnoye
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Date:Wednesday 28 May 1958
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-2T
Operator:GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation
Registration: CCCP-N542
MSN: 1 54 473 18
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Lake Figurnoye (   Antarctica)
Phase: Standing (STD)
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Destination airport:-
Narrative:
The An-2 took part in several Soviet Antarctic expeditions. It was stored over the winter at Lake Figurnoye, Antarctica, when it was lifted off its moorings by strong winds and 'travelled' several kilometres over the ice. The wreck was abandoned there.

Classification:
Damaged on the ground

Sources:
» Soviet Transports
» Dmitri Yertsov


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