Plane crash AN-12B Polar CAA near Khatanga

• Date of the crash: 06.12.1969, the

• The time of the crash: 07: 07

• Country of the crash: the USSR

• Location of the crash: the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Taimyr AD, 13 km from the airport Khatanga

• Type of aircraft: An-12B

• Registration of aircraft: SSSR11381

• Name of air carrier Aeroflot (USSR)

• Division: Polar Aviation Management, Sheremetyevo JSC

• Flight: 5135 

Chronology of events:

They put forward a new version of the destruction of the RV traction bolt at the steering column, but the technical expertise revealed that its destruction was also due to a collision with the ground plane. The investigation was stopped on this point. In 1971, under similar circumstances, two catastrophes of An-12 aircraft took place. When investigating these catastrophes, their true cause was clarified - for landing approaches in icing conditions, there was a loss of longitudinal controllability - "peck" due to some design flaws and a small study of the aerodynamic properties of An-12 aircraft under these conditions.

Data on victims:

Total on board were people 8: 6 2 crew members and passengers. Total killed 8 people: crew 6, 2 passengers.

Details of the crash:

• Phase of flight: the approach

• Identify the causes of the crash: the shortcomings in the design, weather conditions

Data on the plane:

• aircraft Brand: An-12B

• Aircraft ID: USSR-11381

• Country where registered aircraft: the USSR

• Date of manufacture of the aircraft: 1965

• Serial number of the aircraft: 402807

• Hours aircraft: 4787

• The cycles of use of the aircraft: 1649

• Engines: A 2875016 3645043 H H H 2825035 2825017

Flight data:

• Flight: 5135

• Tour type: Truck

• The aviation company Aeroflot (USSR)

• Polar Division management GA Sheremetyevsky of

• The country, which was registered aviation company: USSR

• Flying from: Syktyvkar

• Flying in: Hatanga

• Original item: Moscow (Sheremetyevo)

• A final point: Anadyr

Additional information:
Information about the crew:

• KBC Vladimir G. Gerasimov

• the co-pilot Nikolay Andreev

• Nikitivich navigator Yuri Seregin

• mechanic Ivan Bozhko

• radio operator Alexander F. Myslivy

• Flight Leo G. Smirnov