Incident Overview
Date: Friday 4 March 1955
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-12
Owner/operator: GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation
Registration Number: CCCP-N479
Location: near Kepino, Arkhangelsk region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: Left engineLeft engine
Category: Accident
An IL-12 aircraft experienced a left engine fire during en route operations from Mys Kamenny to Moscow-Vnukovo. Following passing Mezen, it entered an emergency descent to a forest landing due to ice conditions. The engine broke off the wing, and the cockpit was severely damaged by collision with trees.An IL-12 aircraft experienced a left engine fire during en route operations from Mys Kamenny to Moscow-Vnukovo. Following passing Mezen, it entered an emergency descent to a forest landing due to ice conditions. The engine broke off the wing, and the cockpit was severely damaged by collision with trees.
Description
The IL-12 operated on a flight from Mys Kamenny to Moscow-Vnukovo with en route stops at Amderma and Arkhangelsk. Shortly after passing Mezen, en route to Arkhangelsk, the left engine caught fire. The crew initiated an emergency descent in preparation for a forced landing on the ice. Four minutes later the engine broke off the wing. The pilot managed to carry out a forced landing in a forest 115 km from Arkhangelsk. The cockpit section was destroyed as a result of the collision with trees.
Source of Information
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Left engine fire during en route operations.Left engine fire during en route operations.Share on:
