Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 2 October 1973
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12TB
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-12967
Location: 13,7 km ENE of Magadan –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: The Antonov aircraft’s control surfaces and flight control system.The Antonov aircraft’s control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident

An Antonov aircraft deviated from its planned course while performing a go-around at Magadan airport. It collided with a hillside approximately 13.7 kilometers from the runway threshold and 5.6 kilometers to the right of the extended runway centerline.An Antonov aircraft deviated from its planned course while performing a go-around at Magadan airport. It collided with a hillside approximately 13.7 kilometers from the runway threshold and 5.6 kilometers to the right of the extended runway centerline.
Description
The Antonov strayed off the intended course while making a go-around at Magadan. It collided with a hillside 13.7 km from the runway threshold and 5.6 km to the right of the extended runway centreline.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to a deviation from the planned course during a go-around.Loss of control due to a deviation from the planned course during a go-around.Share on: