Antonov AN-12 crash, Oct 19, 1987 (9 killed), Komsomolsk-...
Antonov AN-12 accident on October 19, 1987 near Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia with 9 fatalities. Cause: Poor flight preparation by the...
- Date: October 19, 1987
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Poor flight preparation by the crew and airport authorities, including a runway contaminated with wet snow above permitted thickness, a tailwind, incomplete snow clearing and a late decision to abort the takeoff.
An Antonov An-12BK, CCCP-12162, took off from a snow covered runway at Komsomolsk-on-Amur on 19 October 1987 with a tailwind. It struck airport vehicles, crashed onto a car workshop near the airport and burst into flames, killing all nine occupants.