Accident
On 9 August 2011, Avis-Amur Flight 9209, an Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft operated by Avis Amur, departed from Sokol Airport in Magadan, Russia, on a domestic flight to Keperveyem Airport. The aircraft carried nine crew members, two passengers, and 17.58 tonnes of cargo. During the flight, a fuel leak was reported, followed by a report of an engine fire when the aircraft was near the village of Omsukchan, approximately 230 nautical miles (430 km) northeast of Magadan. The crew turned the aircraft around in an attempt to return to Magadan, but it shortly thereafter disappeared from radar. The An-12 crashed at a location reported as either 45 nautical miles (83 km) from Omsukchan, 200 kilometres (110 nmi) from Omsukchan, or about 170 nautical miles (310 km) from Magadan. Fog in the area hampered search efforts. The aircraft crashed in a forest, with debris spread over a distance of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi). All 11 people on board were killed.
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was a turboprop Antonov An-12AP with registration RA-11125 and constructor number 3341006. It had first flown in 1963 and, at the time of the accident, was the oldest Russian-registered aircraft flying in commercial service.
Investigation
The Interstate Aviation Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States opened an investigation into the accident. As a result of the accident, the operation of the Antonov An-12 within Russia was banned until a risk assessment programme had been completed.