Antonov AN-12 crash, May 3, 1986, Graham Bell Island
Antonov AN-12 accident on May 3, 1986 near Graham Bell Island, Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Whiteout conditions led to the...
- Date: May 3, 1986
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Graham Bell Island, Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Whiteout conditions led to the aircraft landing short of the runway.
An Aeroflot Antonov An-12 on a cargo and supply flight for scientists landed short of the runway at the ice airfield Ledovaya Baza, about 53 km north of Graham Bell Island, on 3 May 1986 in whiteout conditions. All five crew escaped uninjured, and the aircraft broke through the ice and sank while being towed on 13 May.