Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 13 November 1969
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12TB
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Polar
Registration Number: CCCP-11376
Location: 15 km from Amderma Airport (AMV) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of lift due to severe icing conditions during approach to a specified airport. The icing severely impaired visibility and reduced the aircraft?s ability to maintain control, leading to a rapid descent and subsequent impact.A twin-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of lift due to severe icing conditions during approach to a specified airport. The icing severely impaired visibility and reduced the aircraft?s ability to maintain control, leading to a rapid descent and subsequent impact.
Description
Crashed due to heavy icing on approach.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=287https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=287Primary Cause
Heavy icing conditions on approach.Heavy icing conditions on approach.Share on:
