On March 15, when the An-12 cargo plane took off from the airport in Yakutsk, the left hatch of the cargo hatch left the plane. Later it will be found out that this happened, probably because of improper fixing of the cargo, which, during take-off, shifted and overloaded the ramp.
In the end, right after take-off of the side, the leaf fell into the territory of the car market, into place free of transport and buildings. But from the opened cargo hatch the cargo shook, yes what! According to one data onboard there were more than 9 tons of "bricks" of 20 kg weight of alloy Dore (gold and silver). For others - more than 9 tons of ingots fell. The plane carried cargo from the Kupol deposit to Krasnoyarsk. This is the usual route of departure: the Kupol deposit - refueling in Yakutsk - Krasnoyarsk. One third of the load flew into the hatch. Pilots noticed an emergency and returned the car to the airport. According to experts, the value of cargo could be 122.6 million dollars.
Ingots were scattered all over the area. From the runway was collected 3.4 tons of ingots - 172 pieces. Was combed and wasteland next to GDP. How many all bars are found, not reported. Cargo under protection. However, residents of Yakutsk continue combing the neighborhood of the airport to the waist in the snow, everyone was taken by the "gold rush". Someone is searching with a metal detector. However, they say that all the gold has already been collected.