| Date: | Saturday 24 April 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12B |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, International Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-11107 |
| MSN: | 01347809 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20359 hours |
| Cycles: | 6710 flights |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Novyj Urengoj Airport (NUX) -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX/USMU) |
| Syktyvkar Airport (SCW/UUYY) |
Just prior to commencing takeoff the crew forgot to lock the nosewheels to neutral. The Antonov ran off the side of the runway and hit an elevated taxiway which sheared off the landing gear. The fuel tanks ruptured, causing the plane to catch fire.
Sources:
airdisaster.ru
Soviet Transports
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP); January 1978
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