AN12 drops 3.5 tonne of gold on runway
Latest Flight Accident Alert - 'A Nimbus Airlines Antonov AN12 (RA-11130) was transporting a 9.3 tonne cargo of gold ingots from the remote Kupol gold mine in the Bilibinsky region to Krasnoyarsk via a refueling stop at Yakutsk. It would seem that, on departure from Yakutsk, (on rotation?), part of the cargo weighing 3.5 tonne broke away, burst through the rear cargo doors and fell onto the runway. The crew were able to maintain control and the aircraft climbed away safely. It subsequently landed at the nearby Magan Airport. The accident happened in daylight (1315L).' I bet every vehicle air-side was out there to collect 'souvenirs'.