Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 26 FEB 1970 |
| Type: | Antonov 12TB |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-12966 |
| C/n / msn: | 9346501 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Beryozovo Airport (Russia) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Beryozovo (USHB), Russia |
Fog on approach caused the crew to misjudge their altitude on finals. They flared prematurely, causing the Antonov the land heavily just short short of the runway.
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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.
