Russian An-12 cargo plane has crashed near the Siberian city of Irkutsk
 

6 feared dead as Russian transport plane crashes in Siberia
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6 feared dead as Russian transport plane crashes in Siberia ? RT News

Latest weather: 030/2kt, V-1900m, ovc-200ft, -25*C.

9 dead

http://rt.com/news/plane-crash-siberia-russia-828/

This one here:

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It wasn't 10 km out from the strip as it was not landing at Irkutsk International but Irkutsk North Western. This is where the plant is that the AN12's fly for. And the 14 end has barracks.

How many fatal accidents by Russian operators for this year are we at now ? :ugh:

BPF

From what I read in the news this is not an airline operated aircraft, nor it is military. Aircraft belongs and operated by aircraft manufacturing plant Irkut and registered on experimental aircraft register in Russia. I know it sounds weird but very likely this a work around to continue flying this dinosaur... Frankly I'm not sure who is responsible for oversight of this operation and who will lead investigation.

"The An-12 came in for landing at low altitude and grazed military depot buildings 10 kilometers away from the landing strip, after which it crashed,” a law enforcement source told the agency."

That's a bit short.

Maybe as many as nine dead.

Here is a photo of the aircraft in happier times:

WorldAirPics.com : RA-12162

1. Airplane was more than 50 y.o.
2. Looks like Non-Precision NDB approach; crashed before inner marker.

Weather 260/2kt, V 4700m, bkn 300 ft, -26*C, RW14.

So what???

Live ATC record:

http://files.radioscanner.ru/files/d...6393/12162.mp3

anyone know russian?

Chances are a/c age will not be a factor in this incident :=

As an aside,

Anyone know how many AN12's are still plying their trade?

(if only the Herc was as durable...)

ATC audio sounds like a normal landing, and then immediately goes into emergency response.

Here are some crash scene photos:

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These are poor quality nighttime pics taken from the rear, but the fuselage looks pretty much intact from that angle and sits level on the ground. Looks like a controlled flight to my untrained eye.

The weather inf. was more than fine,crew error 90%, you know those 5crew member planes:ugh:

Listened to the communication exchange between the Pilot and the controller. The controller gave him the wind info and the pressure. The Captain sounded very relaxed and precise in his replies. He confirmed to the Controller that he intercepted the glide slope and that the gear is down, and he is ready for an approach.

Yep,bit later there was ground services nervous intercommunications

Bad navigation after outer marker,too many similar crashes, just like written on the book