ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329985
Date: | Monday 7 January 1974 |
Time: | |
Type: | Antonov An-12BP |
Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 31 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Vitebsk Airport (VTB) -
Russia
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Pskov Airport (PKV/ULOO) |
Destination airport: | Vitebsk Airport (VTB/UMII) |
Narrative:The An-12 was carrying officers to an exercise at Vitebsk. During the flight, the aircraft suffered from icing. The crew did not appropriately use the de-icing system, causing ice to accumulate on the flight surfaces of the aircraft. On final approach the aircraft stalled crashed in a field. The aircraft hit a high-voltage power line and caught fire.
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