Accident Antonov An-12 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330661
 

Date:Monday 6 December 1971
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Type:Silhouette image of generic AN12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Antonov An-12
Owner/operator:Soviet Air Force
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Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Melitopol -   Ukraine
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
During a formation flight in restricted visibility the pilot, thinking that he passed the leading aircraft, decreased the flying speed to 300 km/h. Simultaneously his plane entered a wake vortex from the leading An-12. The plane lost control and crashed.

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Dmitriy Yertsov

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