ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333350
| Date: | Sunday 15 April 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, Magadan Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-23700 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Karpun Mountain -
 Russia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Palyavaam Airstrip |
| Pevek Airport (PWE/UHMP) |
The An-2 operated on a positioning flight from Palyavaam to Pevek (Chaun district of Chukotka). En route the crew did not follow the Palyavaam River but deviated to the left by 12 km. They encountered bad visibility (snow flurry) and flew into the side of Karpun Mountain (906 metres). Both pilots were severely injured.
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