Kara Sea | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was engaged in a choice of landing sites on drifting ice in the Kara Sea. Upon landing on ice, the right ski struck a blow of snow. Both skis were torn off while the fuselage and both lower wings received significant damages. All five occupants were rescued while the aircraft was abandoned on site and later sank during ice hummock.

Probable cause:

The aircraft was slightly of course upon landing compare to the first landing aircraft.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C Condor into the Kara Sea

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1946

Type of aircraft:

Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor

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CCCP-N400

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Igarka – Arkhangelsk

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Enroute, the crew encountered technical problems with two engines that should be shut down and their propeller feathered. Few minutes later, a third engine failed and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing in the icy bay of Bajdarackaja Guba located in the south part of the Kara Sea. The aircraft crashed landed on ice and came to rest with its right wing broken in two and the engine number one sheared off. All 21 occupants were evacuated 16 days later. Recently imported in Russia, the aircraft totalized 90 flying hours only.