Incident Overview
Date: Friday 21 January 1977
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12BK-PPS
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Location: Krestsy, Novgorod region –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: An-12 aircraft and An-12BK-PPS aircraft.An-12 aircraft and An-12BK-PPS aircraft.
Category: Accident
A tragic accident occurred when an An-12 aircraft, two An-12BK-PPSs from iauliai, collided with a Sukhoi Su-11 intercepting aircraft near Krestsy. The collision resulted in the loss of all eight crew members of the An-12BK-PPS and the pilot of the Su-11. The impact occurred at a height of 6,350 meters.A tragic accident occurred when an An-12 aircraft, two An-12BK-PPSs from iauliai, collided with a Sukhoi Su-11 intercepting aircraft near Krestsy. The collision resulted in the loss of all eight crew members of the An-12BK-PPS and the pilot of the Su-11. The impact occurred at a height of 6,350 meters.
Description
The An-12 operated on a training flight with two other An-12BK-PPSs from iauliai at night. They were trying to jam two intercepting Sukhoi Su-11s which had taken off from Khotilovo when one of the Su-11s collided with the second An-12BK-PPS at a height of 6,350 metres and both aircraft crashed near Krestsy. All 8 crew of the An-12BK-PPS and the pilot of the Su-11 were killed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Collision with an intercepting Sukhoi Su-11 aircraft.Collision with an intercepting Sukhoi Su-11 aircraft.Share on:
