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Volga-Dnepr Airlines taxi-strike in Russia
On Feb 26, 2013, a Volga-Dnepr Airlines Antonov An-124 with sixteen aboard arriving from Ulyanovsk at Kaan International Airport was taxiing when its left wing struck a parked Tulpar Air Yakolev 42. You can see the damage it left. The damaged UTAir, lsf Tulpar Air is a Yakovlev Yak-42D that was unmanned and parked... »
Odessa-Donetsk Crash Details Emerge
An RT Photo was released of the Odessa Donetsk wreckage. The fire was quickly brought under control. The photo below came from Twitter. Current numbers are four dead, two missing, 12 injured. »
Plane Lands in Donetsk Fog and Fire, Four Fatalities
photographer Alexander Shulik On Feb 13, 2013, a South Airlines An-23 en route from Odessa to Donetsk landed short of the runway in heavy fog, flipped over and caught fire. There were thirty-nine survivors who managed to evacuate. Four people were confirmed dead. About a dozen people were injured. There were forty-five passengers and... »
Antonov Emergency Landing in Mirny
On Feb 05, 2013, an Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise Antonov An-38-100 with 27 aboard was en route from Mirny Airport to Nakyn field when the luggage hatch opened. The flight ended eighteen minutes after it started when pilots made an emergency landing. »
Hockey Team not injured in Mordovia Mishap
On January 9, 2013 at t 01 h 10 min, a Mordovia Airlines Antonov 24rv#RA 46640 landing at Saransk Airport, Mordovia Russia skidded off the runway. The flight was from Krasnodar to Kazan, with a fuel stopover in Saransk airport. The plane was carrying a flight crew and the “Ariada – Akpars” hockey team.... »
Aviatrans Emergency Landing in Chelyabinsk after engine failure
On December 26, 2012, an Atran-Aviatrans Antonov 12BP en route from Chelyabinsk to Vorkuta with eight crew aboard made an emergency landing in Chelyabinsk after an engine failed. Pilots landed safely 15 minutes after take-off due to a malfunction of the fourth engine. The plane is undergoing inspection. No injuries were reported and no... »
Antonov Ferry Flight Down After Electrics Fail
On December 26, 2012, an Antonov 2 TP made a hard landing in Sörmland Swedon while on a ferry flight to Arizona. THe plane suffered an electrical failure with all electrical instruments going down, forcing an emergency landing. The pilot Cody Purdon secured a landing in a field with no damage to the plane... »
Kazakhstan Border Guards Antonov 72 transport Plane Crashed
On December 25, 2012, a Kazakhstan Border Guards Antonov 72 transport plane crashed 12 1/2 miles from Shymkent Airport, Kazakhstan. All 20 passengers and seven crew died in the crash. The airplane was operated by the Kazakhstan Border Guards. Among those killed was acting director of National Security Committee’s Border Guard Service, Colonel Turganbek... »
Sudan Hard Landing
What: Ultimate Air Antonov AN-26B-100 en route from Entebbe to Yida Where: Yida When: November 14, 2012 Who: crew Why: On landing the Antonov AN-26B cargo plane in the Sudan, pilots skidded off the runway. The left main gear collapsed just short of a Yida refugee settlement. The plane was carrying medical supplies. »
Azza Air Plane Goes down in Sudan
What: Azza Air Transport Antonov An-12BP en route from Khartoum to El Fasher Where: 25 miles SW of Omdurman Khartoum,Sudan When: Oct 7 2012 Who: 22 aboard, 15 fatalities Why: The pilot of a Sudanese military plane informed the airport that he had a problem with one of his engines before the plane crashed... »
