Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 24 APR 1982 |
| Type: | Antonov 12B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, International Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-11107 |
| C/n / msn: | 01347809 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20359 |
| Cycles: | 6710 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Novyj Urengoj Airport (NUX) (Russia) |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX/USMU), Russia |
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Just prior to commencing takeoff the crew forgot to lock the nosewheels to neutral. The Antonov ran off the side of the runway and hit an elevated taxiway which sheared off the landing gear. The fuel tanks ruptured, causing the plane to catch fire.
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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.
