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After takeoff from an unknown aerodrome, the crew decided to return for a safe landing when, during the last turn, the airplane stalled and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed and the occupant's fate remains unknown. Icing is suspected.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Russia

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1959

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

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CCCP-L5569

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

MSN:

1 48 473 15

YOM:

1954

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Suffered an accident somewhere in Russia in April 1959 (exact date unknown).

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Chukotka

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

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Registration:

CCCP-N567

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Geographical / Geophysical / Scientific

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

MSN:

1 09 473 04

YOM:

1951

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The crew was engaged in a geophysical mission in the Chukotka okrug. While approaching a mountainous area, the airplane was too low and the pilot elected to gain height. In a steep angle, the aircraft stalled and crashed on a rocky terrain. All occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Lack of experience on part of the pilot-in-command on that kind of mission. Also, the flight was not prepared according to procedures in place.

Crash of a Beriev Be-6 in Russia: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Beriev Be-6

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18-05

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

5601805

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1955

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia, killing all three crew members.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2 in Russia: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-2

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Registration:

CCCP-A2597

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Kyzyl – Abakan

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1 06 473 07

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Aircraft flight hours:

102

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The aircraft left Kyzyl Airport at 1205LT bound for Abakan, carrying a load of 485 kilos of furring. A minute after takeoff, the local weather center received an alert about a possible snowstorm. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Abakan, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the four crew members was found. It was determined that weather conditions were poor at the time of the accident.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Russia

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1949

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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CCCP-L54

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Chita – Krasnoyarsk

MSN:

7335

YOM:

1941

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En route from Chita to Krasnoyarsk, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. Maybe the crew elected to make an emergency landing when the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and crashed somewhere between these two cities. While both pilots (among them captain A. F. Bazanov) were uninjured, the aircraft was written off.