Incident Overview
Date: Monday 16 August 1971
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12A
Owner/operator: Indian Air Force – IAF
Registration Number: BL918
Location: near Ahmednagar –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft structure, control systems, and potentially the pilot’s control input.Aircraft structure, control systems, and potentially the pilot’s control input.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft, likely a trainer or reconnaissance unit, experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude during a bombing practice run on a hillside. The aircraft crashed into the terrain, resulting in significant damage and loss of life.A small aircraft, likely a trainer or reconnaissance unit, experienced a catastrophic loss of altitude during a bombing practice run on a hillside. The aircraft crashed into the terrain, resulting in significant damage and loss of life.
Description
Crashed into hill during a bombing practice run.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of altitude due to a sudden and unexpected change in terrain or a mechanical failure.Loss of altitude due to a sudden and unexpected change in terrain or a mechanical failure.Share on:
