Incident Overview
Date: unk. date 1978
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12BP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-11125
Location: –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The entire aircraft structure, particularly the internal components and fuselage.The entire aircraft structure, particularly the internal components and fuselage.
Category: Other
An-12 aircraft suffered severe corrosion due to acid exposure during loading, leading to internal damage and subsequent withdrawal from service by the Soviet register in 1978. The aircraft’s registration was cancelled in this period.An-12 aircraft suffered severe corrosion due to acid exposure during loading, leading to internal damage and subsequent withdrawal from service by the Soviet register in 1978. The aircraft’s registration was cancelled in this period.
Description
The An-12 suffered internal damage when a vessel with acid broke during loading. It was withdrawn from use because of severe corrosion. The airplane was cancelled from the Soviet register in 1978, the incident may have happened earlier (but after 1972 when the aircraft was registered).
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Acid exposure during loading of the aircraft.Acid exposure during loading of the aircraft.Share on:
