Narrative:
The An-12 operated on a cargo flight from Moscow-Sheremetyevo to Noril'sk with an en route stop at Amderma. The airplane carried a cargo of eggs weighing 9,108 kg. The crew were cleared to taxi to a position 124 m from the runway to prepare for takeoff.
At the same time a Tupolev Tu-128 of the Soviet Air Defence Forces came in to land. The right landing gear of the Tu-128 collapsed on landing causing the fighter to veer off the runway. It crashed into the nose of the An-12 causing both aircraft to burst into flames. Both pilots of the Tu-128 were killed, along with five crew members of the An-12.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 8 September 1969 |
| Time: | 21:47 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Polar |
| Registration: | CCCP-11377 |
| MSN: | 40 24 07 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6471 |
| Cycles: | 2122 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Amderma Airport (AMV) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Amderma Airport (AMV/ULDD), Russia |
| Noril'sk Airport (NSK/UOOO), Russia |
The An-12 operated on a cargo flight from Moscow-Sheremetyevo to Noril'sk with an en route stop at Amderma. The airplane carried a cargo of eggs weighing 9,108 kg. The crew were cleared to taxi to a position 124 m from the runway to prepare for takeoff.
At the same time a Tupolev Tu-128 of the Soviet Air Defence Forces came in to land. The right landing gear of the Tu-128 collapsed on landing causing the fighter to veer off the runway. It crashed into the nose of the An-12 causing both aircraft to burst into flames. Both pilots of the Tu-128 were killed, along with five crew members of the An-12.
Sources:
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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 Amderma Airport to Noril'sk Airport as the crow flies is 988 km (618 miles).
Distance from Amderma Airport to Noril'sk Airport as the crow flies is 988 km (618 miles).
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