Narrative:
The An-12 departed Tiksi on a flight to Moscow-Sheremetyevo with an en route stop at Novosibirsk, Russia. The airplane took off at 14:45 MSK. During takeoff, engine no. 4 failed to develop takeoff power. Because the weather at Tiksi was near landing minima the crew decided to continue to Novosibirsk.
At 20:29 MSK the crew initiated the descent for Novosibirsk. The approach controller issued descent instructions and vectors for the approach. While turning to finals an emergency situations developed. The engines lost power and the An-12 descended into a forest. A fire erupted.
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 12 August 1969 |
| Time: | 20:54 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Polar |
| Registration: | CCCP-11018 |
| MSN: | 6344201 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3172 |
| Cycles: | 1202 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 13 km (8.1 mls) from Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Tiksi Airport (IKS/UEST), Russia |
| Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport (OVB/UNNN), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 5134 |
The An-12 departed Tiksi on a flight to Moscow-Sheremetyevo with an en route stop at Novosibirsk, Russia. The airplane took off at 14:45 MSK. During takeoff, engine no. 4 failed to develop takeoff power. Because the weather at Tiksi was near landing minima the crew decided to continue to Novosibirsk.
At 20:29 MSK the crew initiated the descent for Novosibirsk. The approach controller issued descent instructions and vectors for the approach. While turning to finals an emergency situations developed. The engines lost power and the An-12 descended into a forest. A fire erupted.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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Map
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 Tiksi Airport to Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport as the crow flies is 2817 km (1760 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Tiksi Airport to Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport as the crow flies is 2817 km (1760 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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