Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor crash, Dec 13, 1946, Kara Sea
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor accident on December 13, 1946 near Kara Sea, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Multiple engine failures.
- Date: December 13, 1946
- Aircraft: Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor
- Location: Kara Sea, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Multiple engine failures
A Focke Wulf Fw 200 Condor of Polyarnaya Aviatsiya was flying a passenger service from Igarka to Arkhangelsk when two engines developed faults and a third failed over the Kara Sea. The captain made an emergency landing on the ice of Bajdarackaja Guba, and the aircraft was damaged. All 21 occupants were evacuated 16 days later.