Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 April 1958
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2T
Owner/operator: GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation
Registration Number: CCCP-N640
Location: Mirny Ice Station –
ÿ Antarctica
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Other
An-2 aircraft, part of the Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition (KAE), sank during a severe snowstorm near Mirny Ice Station in Antarctica. The aircraft was unloaded from a vessel named ‘Ob’ near the station.An-2 aircraft, part of the Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition (KAE), sank during a severe snowstorm near Mirny Ice Station in Antarctica. The aircraft was unloaded from a vessel named ‘Ob’ near the station.
Description
The An-2 was to take part in the Third Soviet Antarctic Expedition (KAE). It sank in a snow storm after being unloaded from M/V “Ob'” near Mirny Ice Station in Antarctica.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Severe snowstorm conditions and the aircraft’s vulnerability to such conditions.Severe snowstorm conditions and the aircraft’s vulnerability to such conditions.Share on:
