Antonov AN-72 crash, Dec 23, 1996, Nagurskoye (Franz Jose...
Antonov AN-72 accident on December 23, 1996 near Nagurskoye (Franz Josef Archipelago), Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: December 23, 1996
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-72
- Location: Nagurskoye (Franz Josef Archipelago), Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The landing on an icy, snow-covered runway in poor weather is the only documented circumstance.
An Antonov An-72 of the Federal Border Guard Aviation Command landed at Nagurskoye in polar night with snowfall. The runway was icy and snow-covered, and the aircraft overran the end, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. Nine people were injured, four of them seriously.