1971 January 31 Surgut Aeroflot Antonov An-12 crash

1971 January 31 Surgut Aeroflot Antonov An-12 crash
An Aeroflot Antonov An-12, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date 31 January 1971
Summary Loss of control due to icing
Site Surgut, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Aircraft
Aircraft type Antonov An-12B
Operator Aeroflot, Tyumen Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration CCCP-12996
Flight origin Roshchino International Airport
Destination Surgut International Airport
Passengers 1
Crew 6
Fatalities 7
Survivors 0

The 1971 January 31 Surgut Aeroflot Antonov An-12 crash occurred on 31 January 1971, when an Aeroflot Antonov An-12B, registered CCCP-12996, flying from Roshchino International Airport, Tyumen, in the Soviet Union's Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (RSFSR), crashed 13.6 km (8.5 mi) short of the runway on approach to Surgut International Airport, Surgut, RSFSR. An investigation found the aircraft's loss of control was caused by icing.[1]

References

  1. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2014-07-24.


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