Unfallbericht:
The An-12 was carrying officers to an exercise at Vitebsk. During the flight, the aircraft suffered from icing. The crew did not appropriately use the de-icing system, causing ice to accumulate on the flight surfaces of the aircraft. On final approach the aircraft stalled crashed in a field. The aircraft hit a high-voltage power line and caught fire.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Montag 7 Januar 1974 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Antonow An-12BP |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Soviet Air Force |
| Kennzeichen: | registration unknown |
| Werknummer: | |
| Baujahr: | |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 26 / Insassen: 31 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Vitebsk Airport (VTB) ( Russland)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Pskov Airport (PKV/ULOO), Russland |
| Vitebsk Airport (VTB/UMII), Weißrussland |
The An-12 was carrying officers to an exercise at Vitebsk. During the flight, the aircraft suffered from icing. The crew did not appropriately use the de-icing system, causing ice to accumulate on the flight surfaces of the aircraft. On final approach the aircraft stalled crashed in a field. The aircraft hit a high-voltage power line and caught fire.
Informationsquelle:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Pskov Airport to Vitebsk Airport as the crow flies is 317 km (198 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Pskov Airport to Vitebsk Airport as the crow flies is 317 km (198 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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