Antonov AN-12 crash, Aug 17, 1991 (19 killed), Ucharal
Antonov AN-12 accident on August 17, 1991 near Ucharal, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan with 19 fatalities. Cause: The approach controller cleared the crew...
- Date: August 17, 1991
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Ucharal, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The approach controller cleared the crew to descend to 600 m, below the 2,310 m minimum safe altitude for the area.
A Soviet Air Force An-12 flying from Andijan toward Semipalatinsk diverted to Ucharal for reasons that were not established. The crew was cleared to descend to 600 m, below the 2,310 m minimum safe altitude for the area, and the aircraft struck a mountain slope about 21 km south of Ucharal Airport. All 19 occupants were killed.