Incident Overview
Date: Friday 24 April 1987
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-62566
Location: Soviet Arctic ocean –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Landing surface of the aircraft.Landing surface of the aircraft.
Category: Other
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during landing on a frozen lake, resulting in sinking.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during landing on a frozen lake, resulting in sinking.
Description
Landed on a frozen lake and sank when the ice broke.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Ice fracture and subsequent sinking of the aircraft’s landing surface.Ice fracture and subsequent sinking of the aircraft’s landing surface.Share on:
