Irkut Antonov An-12 crashed near airport

26 December 2013

Irkut Antonov An-12 registration RA-12162 cargo flight from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk , 2 Airport Russia with 6 crew members 3 technicians and 1.5 tons of aircraft parts on board it was approaching Irkutsk 2 airport when about 1km north west from airport airplane crashed into a military storage unit near Batareynaya railway station.Everybody on board killed

At the time of accident it was low visibility

Metars:

UIII 261330Z 00000MPS 2000 FU BR OVC200 M24/M27 Q1035 NOSIG RMK QFE731/0975 30810360

RA-12162

First Flight:1963

Age:50 years

photo from Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations

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