Grodno Aviakompania Flight 1252

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Grodno Aviakompania Flight 1252
Grodno Aviakompania Flight 1252 crash site.jpg
Wreckage of the aircraft at the accident site
Accident
Date3 November 2021 (2021-11-03)
SummaryCrashed after attempting a go-around
SiteSoutheast of International Airport Irkutsk, Irkutsk, Russia
Aircraft
Grodno Aircompany Antonov An-12BK EW-518TI at Witheld, Afghanistan.jpg
EW-518TI, the aircraft involved, in January 2019
Aircraft type Antonov An-12BK
OperatorGrodno Aviakompania
Registration EW-518TI
Flight origin Yakutsk Airport - (YKS/UEEE), Russia
Stopover Ugolny Airport - (DYR/UHMA), Russia
Destination International Airport Irkutsk - (IKT/UIII)
Occupants9
Passengers2
Crew7
Fatalities9
Survivors0

Grodno Aviakompania Flight 1252 was a flight from Yakutsk to Irkutsk with a stopover at Ugolny. [1] On November 3rd, 2021, the Antonov An-12 crashed while attempting a go-around at Irkutsk. [2] All 9 people on board were killed. This is the first and only accident for Grodno Aviakompania. [3] [4]

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Flight

Firefighters at the site Katastrofa An-12 pod Irkutskom (2021) 01.jpg
Firefighters at the site

The aircraft was an Antonov An-12BK. It was scheduled to leave from Yakutsk carrying edible items and other consumer goods. While on an approach pattern to Runway 30, the weather was poor with low visibility, snowfall and an estimated temperature of −7 °C (19 °F). Radar contact with the flight was lost at 19:45 local time. The aircraft crashed south-eastwards of Runway 30 and burst into flames. All nine people aboard were killed. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Ertsov, Fetisov, Dmitry, Alexander. "Катастрофа Ан-12БК а/к Гродно в районе Иркутска" [Accident of An-12BK a / c Grodno near Irkutsk]. airdisaster.ru. Retrieved November 5, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Пожарно-спасательные подразделения ликвидируют последствия крушения грузового самолета под Иркутском" [Fire and rescue units are liquidating the consequences of a cargo plane crash near Irkutsk]. Ministry of Emergency Situations (in Russian). November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Ranter, Harro (November 3, 2021). "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to the airline of Grodno". Grodno Aviakompania. Retrieved November 2, 2021.


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