Accident Antonov An-70 UR-NTK, Saturday 27 January 2001

Date:	Saturday 27 January 2001
Time:
Type:	Antonov An-70
Owner/operator:	Antonov Design Bureau
Registration:	UR-NTK
MSN:	770102
Year of manufacture:	1997
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, repaired
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Omsk - Russia
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Test
Departure airport:	Omsk Airport (OMS/UNOO)
Destination airport:	Yakutsk Airport (YKS/UEEE)

Narrative:
After takeoff from Omsk engine problems forced the crew of this Antonov An-70 to perform an emergency landing in the snow. The aircraft crash-landed and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The aircraft was on its way to Yakutsk for the final tests of the plane in low temperature conditions.

Sources:

Soviet Transports
ITAR-TASS

Images:

photo (c) Omsk TV; near Omsk; 27 January 2001