Narrative:
Crashed on takeoff when a trimmer changed position unintentionally and a prop feathered simultaneously. Only the tail gunner survived.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 31 January 1959 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12 |
| Operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | 8900202 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Vitebsk Airport (VTB) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vitebsk Airport (VTB/UMII), Belarus |
| Vitebsk Airport (VTB/UMII), Belarus |
Crashed on takeoff when a trimmer changed position unintentionally and a prop feathered simultaneously. Only the tail gunner survived.
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