Narrative:
The An-2 took off from Nizhnevartovsk without having been properly cleared from snow and ice. The flight crew encountered control difficulties and made a forced landing in swampy terrain. A fire erupted.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1978 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2P |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-02457 |
| MSN: | 1G117-68 |
| First flight: | 1970 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Nizhnevartovsk ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC/USNN), Russia |
| Strezhevoy Airport (SWT/UNSS), Russia |
The An-2 took off from Nizhnevartovsk without having been properly cleared from snow and ice. The flight crew encountered control difficulties and made a forced landing in swampy terrain. A fire erupted.
Classification:
IcingForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
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 Nizhnevartovsk Airport to Strezhevoy Airport as the crow flies is 69 km (43 miles).
Distance from Nizhnevartovsk Airport to Strezhevoy Airport as the crow flies is 69 km (43 miles).
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