Mirnyy – Kirensk – Irkutsk

On December 7, 1963 at 11:51 PM, Mirnyy – Kirensk – Irkutsk experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Kirensk Irkutsk oblast.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was returning to Irkutsk following a cargo flight to Mirnyy. After takeoff from Kirensk Airport, while climbing to a height of some 500 meters, the airplane banked left, dove into the ground and crashed onto a wooden hut located 750 meters south of the airfield. The airplane was totally destroyed and all six crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-11347, MSN 4 018 03, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 57.7764°, 108.1163°.