Antonov AN-12 crash, Sep 11, 1965 (8 killed), Ulan-Ude Re...
Antonov AN-12 accident on September 11, 1965 near Ulan-Ude Republic of Buryatia, Russia with 8 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after...
- Date: September 11, 1965
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Ulan-Ude Republic of Buryatia, Russia
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew set an incorrect altimeter pressure setting for the approach.
The cargo flight from Tashkent to Yuzhno Sakhalinsk carrying grapes diverted to Ulan Ude because Irkutsk was closed by weather. While approaching in poor visibility, the aircraft struck a wooded mountain slope about 32 km from the airfield. All eight occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.