Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 23 December 1962
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Location: near Noril’sk-Nezhdannyj Airfield –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Antonov 12 transport planeAntonov 12 transport plane
Category: Accident
An Antonov 12 transport plane crashed near the Noril’sk-Nezhdannyj Airfield, resulting in the deaths of seven crew members.An Antonov 12 transport plane crashed near the Noril’sk-Nezhdannyj Airfield, resulting in the deaths of seven crew members.
Description
An Antonov 12 transport plane was destroyed when it struck a mountain side near Noril’sk-Nezhdannyj Airfield, killing seven of the eight crew members. The crew were cleared to descend to 700 m, which was below the maximum local terrain height of 730 m. The airplane operated on a flight from Kiev to Tixi via Noril’sk.
Source of Information
http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=128http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=128Primary Cause
Mountain side collision.Mountain side collision.Share on:
