Nimbus AN12 at Yakutsk on Mar 15th 2018, cargo shift gilds runway
Last Update: March 15, 2018 / 19:30:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 15, 2018
Classification
Accident
Airline
Nimbus Airlines
Departure
Yakutsk, Russia
Destination
Krasnojarsk, Russia
Aircraft Registration
RA-11130
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-12
ICAO Type Designator
AN12
The East Siberian Investigation Department of Transport Russia reported first preliminary investigation results suggest the cargo was fastened incorrectly.
Rosaviatsia reported the aircraft "dropped" its cargo following a cargo shift.
The owner of the cargo, a Chukotka based gold mining company reported, that all 172 ingots, about 3400 kg of gold, dropped from the aircraft were recovered, all of the cargo was accounted for.
The aircraft was enroute from Chukotka (East Siberia) to Krasnojarsk with a scheduled fuel stop at Yakutsk.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 15, 2018
Classification
Accident
Airline
Nimbus Airlines
Departure
Yakutsk, Russia
Destination
Krasnojarsk, Russia
Aircraft Registration
RA-11130
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-12
ICAO Type Designator
AN12
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