Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 31 January 1959
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Location: Vitebsk Airport (VTB) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
A trimmer unexpectedly shifted position during takeoff, causing a prop to feather simultaneously and resulting in a crash. Only the tail gunner survived.A trimmer unexpectedly shifted position during takeoff, causing a prop to feather simultaneously and resulting in a crash. Only the tail gunner survived.
Description
Crashed on takeoff when a trimmer changed position unintentionally and a prop feathered simultaneously. Only the tail gunner survived.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=136https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=136Primary Cause
Unintentional trimmer position change during takeoff.Unintentional trimmer position change during takeoff.Share on:
