Narrative:
While on a cargo flight from Mys Chelyuskin to SP-7 the airplane flew too low on final approach in difficult weather conditions (low clouds and poor visibility) during the polar night. The left wing collided with ice hummocks 3 km from the runway and the aircraft crash-landed, suffering substantial damage, 1 of the 6 crew killed (he died 5 days after the crash), 3 seriously and 2 slightly injured, the crew was rescued by a Mi-4 helicopter 21 hours later.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 27 October 1957 |
| Type: | Ilyushin Il-12P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Polar |
| Registration: | CCCP-N442 |
| MSN: | 30060 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | North Pole drifting ice station SP-7 ( Arctic Ocean)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mys Chelyuskin Airport, Russia |
| North Pole drifting ice station SP-7, Arctic Ocean |
While on a cargo flight from Mys Chelyuskin to SP-7 the airplane flew too low on final approach in difficult weather conditions (low clouds and poor visibility) during the polar night. The left wing collided with ice hummocks 3 km from the runway and the aircraft crash-landed, suffering substantial damage, 1 of the 6 crew killed (he died 5 days after the crash), 3 seriously and 2 slightly injured, the crew was rescued by a Mi-4 helicopter 21 hours later.
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