ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-12RR 21 red Andreapol Air Base
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Date:Tuesday 17 December 1996
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-12RR
Operator:Russian Air Force
Registration: 21 red
MSN: 3341404
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Total:Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:8 km (5 mls) from Andreapol Air Base (   Russia)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Andreapol Air Base, Russia
Destination airport:Krasnodar Airport (KRR/URKK), Russia
Narrative:
The An-12 military transport plane operated on a cargo flight from St. Petersburg to Krasnodar. The airplane carried six crew members and eleven passengers. Among the passengers was the commander of the Leningrad Military District. In addition to military cargo, the airplane carried building materials and a private car. Reportedly intended for the commander's house in the Krasnodar region.
The airplane was 1500 kg overloaded when it departed Andreapol Air Base following an intermediate stop. It was snowing at the time of departure and ice was building up on the wings. When the flaps were retracted after takeoff, the airplane began to roll and was unstable. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the woods in a nose-up attitude in a 50° roll. The airplane broke up and burned.

Classification:
Icing
Loss of control

Sources:
» Flight International 4-10 June 1997 (46)
» airdisaster.ru


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Distance from Andreapol Air Base to Krasnodar Airport as the crow flies is 1366 km (854 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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Antonov An-12

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