| Date: | Wednesday 13 March 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya |
| Registration: | CCCP-04342 |
| MSN: | 110547318 ? |
| Engine model: | Shvetsov Ash-62IR/TK |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | near Richardson Lakes -
 Antarctica
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
The Antonov An-6 took part in the 8th Soviet Antarctic expedition (SAE) in 1962/63. It was severely damaged during the night of 12/13 March 1963 while being parked near the Richardson Lakes when a massive storm hit the area. The aircraft received additional damage in a second storm on 16 March 1963.
The An-6 is an An-2 transport aircraft fitted with the Shvetsov Ash-62IR/TK turbo-charged engine to support the Antarctic research stations.
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