Saint-Petersburg – Andreapol – Krasnodar

On December 17, 1996 at 12:00 AM, Saint-Petersburg – Andreapol – Krasnodar experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Russian Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii, with the event recorded near Andreapol Tver oblast.

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

17 people were known to be on board, 17 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: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from St Petersburg-Levashovo to Krasnodar with an intermediate stop in Andreapol, carrying 11 passengers, six crew members and a load of construction materials and the personal car of General Sergei Seleznyov who was building a private cottage in the region of Krasnodar. During initial climb, the aircraft became unstable and started to pitch up and down. When the crew retracted the flaps, the aircraft nosed down, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located some 8 km from the airport. All 17 occupants were killed, among them the General and his wife.

Aircraft reference details include registration 21 red, MSN 3 34 14 04, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.6468°, 32.2653°.