Narrative:
The IL-12 operated on a flight from Mys Kamenny to Moscow-Vnukovo with en route stops at Amderma and Arkhangelsk. Shortly after passing Mezen, en route to Arkhangelsk, the left engine caught fire. The crew initiated an emergency descent in preparation for a forced landing on the ice.
Four minutes later the engine broke off the wing. The pilot managed to carry out a forced landing in a forest 115 km from Arkhangelsk. The cockpit section was destroyed as a result of the collision with trees.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 4 March 1955 |
| Type: | Ilyushin Il-12 |
| Operator: | GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation |
| Registration: | CCCP-N479 |
| MSN: | 30236 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 25 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Kepino, Arkhangelsk region ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Amderma Airport (AMV/ULDD), Russia |
| Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport (ARH/ULAA), Russia |
The IL-12 operated on a flight from Mys Kamenny to Moscow-Vnukovo with en route stops at Amderma and Arkhangelsk. Shortly after passing Mezen, en route to Arkhangelsk, the left engine caught fire. The crew initiated an emergency descent in preparation for a forced landing on the ice.
Four minutes later the engine broke off the wing. The pilot managed to carry out a forced landing in a forest 115 km from Arkhangelsk. The cockpit section was destroyed as a result of the collision with trees.
Classification:
Engine separationForced landing outside airport
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 Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport as the crow flies is 1050 km (656 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Amderma Airport to Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport as the crow flies is 1050 km (656 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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