| Date: | Monday 7 January 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12BP |
| Owner/operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 31 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Vitebsk Airport (VTB) -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pskov Airport (PKV/ULOO) |
| Vitebsk Airport (VTB/UMII) |
The An-12 was carrying officers to an exercise at Vitebsk. During the flight, the aircraft suffered from icing. The crew did not appropriately use the de-icing system, causing ice to accumulate on the flight surfaces of the aircraft. On final approach the aircraft stalled crashed in a field. The aircraft hit a high-voltage power line and caught fire.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
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