| Date: | Wednesday 1 May 1974 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12B |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-12950 |
| MSN: | 8345501 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9381 hours |
| Cycles: | 3637 flights |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Polar Station SP-22 -
 Arctic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | North Pole drifting ice station SP-22 |
The Antonov struck an ice pinnacle during an emergency takeoff from Polar Station SP-22 when the ice floor cracked. The plane crashed and caught fire.
Sources:
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