Incident Overview
Date: Monday 12 March 1979
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-40594
Location: –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: An-2 aircraftAn-2 aircraft
Category: Accident
An-2 aircraft crashed during a freezing lake surface encounter, resulting in complete destruction.An-2 aircraft crashed during a freezing lake surface encounter, resulting in complete destruction.
Description
The An-2 was destroyed when it broke through the surface of a frozen lake and sank.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Freezing lake conditions and surface contact.Freezing lake conditions and surface contact.Share on:
