Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 12 August 1969
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Polar
Registration Number: CCCP-11018
Location: 13 km from Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
An-12 aircraft experienced an emergency landing due to engine failure during en route operations from Tiksi to Moscow-Sheremetyevo. The aircraft continued to Novosibirsk despite weather conditions near landing minima, resulting in a forest fire. The crew initiated a descent to Novosibirsk following controller instructions.An-12 aircraft experienced an emergency landing due to engine failure during en route operations from Tiksi to Moscow-Sheremetyevo. The aircraft continued to Novosibirsk despite weather conditions near landing minima, resulting in a forest fire. The crew initiated a descent to Novosibirsk following controller instructions.
Description
The An-12 departed Tiksi on a flight to Moscow-Sheremetyevo with an en route stop at Novosibirsk, Russia. The airplane took off at 14:45 MSK. During takeoff, engine no. 4 failed to develop takeoff power. Because the weather at Tiksi was near landing minima the crew decided to continue to Novosibirsk. At 20:29 MSK the crew initiated the descent for Novosibirsk. The approach controller issued descent instructions and vectors for the approach. While turning to finals an emergency situations developed. The engines lost power and the An-12 descended into a forest. A fire erupted.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=286, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=286, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Engine failure during takeoff.Engine failure during takeoff.Share on:
