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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 in a rural area west of the capital Khartoum. Twenty armed forces personnel were on board. The Antonov military transport plane was carrying military equipment from Khartoum to the capital of North Darfur.

Initially thirteen people died on the Azza Air jet, and nine were injured.

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are investigating.

See Video Below

Black Boxes Recovered, Interim Guess blames Antonov Failure on low vis Weather or Pilot Error


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Contact photographer Dmitriy Pichugin

What: Local carrier FGUPKAP twin-engine Antonov An-28 en route from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Yelizovo to Palana
Where: Palana village, Russia
When: Sept 12, 2012 12:28 p.m.
Who: 12 passengers, 2 crew, ten fatalities
Update: Two flight recorders retrieved on Thursday are bound for Moscow for examination. So far, the investigator has said that the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airlines plane lacked a ground proximity warning system which had been due for installation by Oct 1. Survior Palana chief firefighter Vladimir Shabalkov told the press that he and the three other survivors had survived because they had been thrown from the plane before it slammed into the mountainside. They all had been seated in the tail-area of the plane.

THe name of the 500-meter-high Cedar covered hill where the crash occurred is Pyatibratka Mountain. The pilot may not have seen the slope, and might have tried to land too early.

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Antonov Impacts in Russia, 4 Survivors


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What: Local carrier FGUPKAP twin-engine Antonov An-28 en route from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Yelizovo to Palana
Where: Palana village, Russia
When: Sept 12, 2012 12:28 p.m.
Who: 12 passengers, 2 crew, ten fatalities
Why: The plane was scheduled to land in Palana village, but lost contact with ATC and crashed in a cedar forest on a hill 10 kilometers away from the intended landing site. A thirteen year old boy who survived is now comatose. The three other survivors are in critical condition.

A recovery helicopter landed as close as possible to the wreckage; but rescue personnel had to navigate through rough topography to reach the wounded.

Originally nine bodies were found, and five injured people, but one child died of injuries.

FGUPKAP, the carrier is owned by the state. Minister of Health Tatiana Lemeshko Kamchatka participated in a conference regarding the crash, and reported on the status of the 4 surviving passengers. The ministry is sending September rescue personnel and doctors to Palana on September 13.

Weather conditions, human error or technical malfunction may be the cause. Officials announced that the families of the fatalities will be getting 200,000 rubles in compensation.

See Video Below


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Alfa Airlines Plane Crash Kills 32

What: Alfa Airlines Antonov 24/26 en route from Khartoum to Talodi
Where: near Talodi
When: August 19. 2012
Who: 32 aboard, 32 fatalities, 6 crew, 26 occupants
Why: Sudanese officials en route to a Muslim festival were aboard a flight that crashed into a hill near Talodi. According to some reports, the 35 year old plane crashed into a mountainside during a dust storm while on a second go-round on approach to the airport; other reports make no reference to mountains or dust and just say the crash occurred during seasonal rains.

Talodi is a town in South Kordofan.

Guidance and Endowments (religious affairs) Minister Ghazi al-Sadeq was killed in the crash, along with Mahjoub Abdel Raheem Toutou, state minister for youth and sports, and Eissa Daifallah, state minister for tourism, antiquities and wildlife were aboard the plane.

Initial reports indicated there were 31 aboard but that number was increased to 32.

The news video below says the accident occurred during the second go-round during a rain storm.

Alfa Airlines is on the list of airlines banned within the EU. The captain who was from Russia had been flying with Alfa Airlines for five years, according to “Inquirer News” and was flying with a Sudanese co-pilot.

See news video below

An-30B Crash-lands in Fiery Blaze In Cáslav


What: Russian Air Force Antonov An-30B
Where: Čáslav Airport, Czech Republic
When: 23-MAY-2012
Who: 23 aboard
Why: On landing at Čáslav, the pilot lost control, and the plane skidded off the runway.

There were fourteen Russians aboard, and 8 Czechs, six of whom were seriously injured. Ten ambulances and two choppers responded to the scene. Four patients were taken to Čáslav hospital with burns. Four injured were treated on the scene. One passenger with severe burns went to Vinohrady Hospital in Prague. Seven passengers and the pilot were taken by ambulance to a Cologne hospital. The emergency was declared at 11:50, and firefighters had the fire under control by 12:25. There were no casualties of the accident.

Specialists were testing the area for radiation, which was observed in the vicinity of the plane. The plane belongs to the”Open Skies” mission. The Antonov An-30B is an aerial survey observation plane.


Jubba Airways Broke on Landing, No injuries

What: Jubba Airways Antonov AN-24 en route from Hargeisa to Galkayo
Where: Galkayo
When: Apr 28th 2012
Who: 32 passengers and 4 crew
Why: On landing, both right main gear tires blew. The right wing separated from the rest of the plane. The plane apparently came to a stop off the runway— but we haven’t seen any photos.

We have to disagree with the Minister of Aviation Mr. Gamute stating that it was the pilot who could not land the plane. He also spoke derogatorily of the old, uninspected Russian-made planes. But his top quote was this:
“There is always irresponsibility of the planes done by the local agencies. They do not meet the requirements of Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) for domestic flights.”

For crying out loud, he’s the Minister of Aviation! Isn’t HE supposed to do something about this?

No one was hurt. We’ve seen accidents a lot worse than that.

*Note: Due to circumstances beyond our control, normal photographs were not available so our staff three year old drew us his interpretation of an AN-24 in crayon.


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Yemeni Military Crash Kills 5

What: Yemen Air Force Antonov
Where: Al-Anad Air Base, Yemen
When: October 25, 2011
Who: 15 aboard, 5 fatalities
Why: A plane carrying eight Syrian engineers and seven Yemenis crashed while landing at Al-Anad on October 25 in the southern province of Lahij.

Three Syrian technicians and one Yemeni died at the scene. Four, then five deaths have been reported.

The condition of the survivors has not been released.


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Another Antonov Crashes in Siberia

What: Sayanian Cedar Antonov 2 en route fron Petropavlovka to Toora-Kem
Where: Tuva, Russia
When: August 22, 2011
Who: 9 aboard, 1 fatality
Why: The Antonov 2 owned by a logging company made a hard landing in the Todzhi district of Tuva. The plane was on the way to Toora-Kem when it ended up on the island near the Choigan-Hol Lake.

Passengers were reported to be fishermen en route to fishing sites. One passenger was killed in the crash. A Mi-8 chopper with a 3-person rescue crew was sent to the area.

The injured were transported to area hospitals.


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Russia Bans AN- 12 planes For Safety non-compliance

The Federal Service for Transport Supervision of Russia, aka Rostransnadzor has posted on its website that “it decided to suspend flight operations on all An-12 aircraft operated by airlines in the Russian Federation, until the airlines take priority measures to lower the risk of operating a fleet of An-12 aircraft in accordance with established safety management systems.”

In the Russian Federation, 6 airlines operate 12 active AN- 12 planes. The safety issue came to the forefront with the recent flight shown below:
Avis Amur AN12 AN-12 en route from Magadan to Keperveyem

The notice was posted Here


Pictured: A KNAAPO Antonov An-12BP like the one that crashed

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Contact photographer Vala

What: Avis Amur AN12 AN-12 en route from Magadan to Keperveyem
Where: Magadan
When: Aug 9th 2011
Who: 11 crew
Why: While en route, the plane developed an engine fire and radioed that they would be returning to Magadan. The fire is being attributed to a fuel leak. The flight crashed on the way back, disappearing from radar. Fog and adverse weather prevented rescue teams from being able to fly in. The 9 crew and 2 attendants have been reported missing. The plane was carrying 16 tons of food.

The cargo plane was being leased from KnAAPO. Rescuers took a ground route to the area of the crash. The emergency beacon went off 10 kilometers from the Omsukchan village. No survivors were found.

Avis-Amur is being investigated for a maintenance of safety violations, and there may be criminal charges pending.

From (sic) http://www.mchs.gov.ru/rc/detail.php?rc_id=fareast&ID=466941

At 21:13 (NBC) 08/09/2011 from Khabarovsk to Magadan flew the plane of the Be-200ES Aviation Rescue Emergency Center of Russia, who will take part in the search for the missing in the Magadan region of the AN-12. Search operation in the area proposed for finding the plane continues. Capacity is being gang. Information about the found wreckage of the missing in the Magadan region of the AN-12 was not confirmed.

At the present time to organizing and conducting a search operation involved more than 120 people, including the Russian Emergencies Ministry specialists, aviation group, representatives of various agencies and organizations.

Of the villages Omsukchan, Dukat, as well as mine, “Juliet” in the direction of possible location of the missing aircraft sent several teams, including lifeguards, firefighters and mountain rescue specialists parts. When they have all necessary equipment for rescue and first aid. Aerial reconnaissance in the search area extends airplane AN-26. However, due to low clouds, complex mountainous terrain and the coming of darkness work to locate the missing aircraft’s location is much more complicated.

Conducted asking circumstances of the accident. To gather information and coordinate the search operation in the Main Russian Emergencies Ministry in the Magadan region and the Far Eastern regional center of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations are working operational headquarters. In Kamchatka, in readiness for departure is the Mi-8 Russian Emergencies Ministry.

As previously reported, the day 09.08.2011 at Center for Crisis Management MES of Russia Magadan region, it was reported that a cargo plane AN-12, emitted by a 14.37 time in Khabarovsk city of Magadan in the Chukchi village Keperveym, an hour after take-off experiencing technical difficulties. The crew commander decided to return the aircraft to the airport of Magadan to perform an emergency landing. To meet the emergency board in airport moved all the online services of the city. But after a while contact with the aircraft was lost.

On board the plane, presumably, there were 11 people, and about 17 tons of cargo. The aircraft belonged to a private organization and has committed a commercial flight.

In Omsukchan district of Magadan region, which lost contact with air, was organized by the search operation. The first search began AN-26 aircraft from Magadan and Mi-8 helicopter of subsection Seymchan, who spent several hours aerial reconnaissance. However, the search produced no results.

Another Antonov Crash In Russia, Engine Fire, Cargo Flight, 11 lost


Pictured: A KNAAPO Antonov An-12BP like the one that crashed

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Contact photographer Vala

What: Avis Amur AN12 AN-12 en route from Magadan to Keperveyem
Where: Magadan
When: Aug 9th 2011
Who: 11 crew
Why: While en route, the plane developed an engine fire and radioed that they would be returning to Magadan. The fire is being attributed to a fuel leak. The flight crashed on the way back, disappearing from radar. Fog and adverse weather prevented rescue teams from being able to fly in. The 9 crew and 2 attendants have been reported missing. The plane was carrying 16 tons of food.

The cargo plane was being leased from KnAAPO. Rescuers took a ground route to the area of the crash. The emergency beacon went off 10 kilometers from the Omsukchan village. No survivors were found.

Avis-Amur is being investigated for a maintenance of safety violations, and there may be criminal charges pending.


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Contact photographer Pavel Azernikov

Antonov Overshoots Runway in Rough Weather

What: IrAero Antonov An-24RV en route from Chita to Blagoveshchensk
Where: Blagoveshchensk Airport, Russia
When: August 08, 2011
Who: 35 passengers, 5 crew, 10+ injuries
Why: On approach to Blagoveshchensk airport, the plane encountered rough weather and overshot the runway.

The plane encountered wind shear on approach, injuring ten passengers. The plane lost a wing in the landing, and the fuselage was damaged, coming to rest 200 meters from the runway. Three children were aboard.

A passenger said (loosely quoted) “We were sitting closer to the wing. As soon as the plane touched the ground, it started to shake. Panic among the passengers, nobody knew what was happening. I heard children crying. When the plane finally stopped, I breathed a sigh of relief. Thank God, still alive!”


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Russian Flight Ditches on River Ob, 7 lost, 22 hospitalized


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Contact photographer Gleb Osokin – Russian AviaPhoto Team

What: Angara Airlines Antonov 24RV en route from Tomsk-Bogashevo Airport to Surgut Airport, Russia
Where: near Strezhevoy, Russia
When: July 11, 2011, 11:55
Who: 4 crew, 33 passengers, 6 fatalities
Why: The plane took off from Tomsk at 10:10, and developed an engine fire around 11:48. The pilot attempted to divert to divert to Nizhnevartovsk Airport and had to make an emergency landing, crashing into the Ob river. The tail and port engine detached on impact.

Twenty passengers were hospitalized, and seven passengers died in the crash.

Film of the crash


4 Survive Antonov Crash offshore Gabon, Africa

What: DHL Aviation (leased from Solenta Aviation) Antonov 26
Where: 2.3 km S of Libreville Airport, Gabon
When: 06 JUN 2011
Who: 2 crew 2 passengers
Why: The flight had permission to land when it began experiencing a hydraulic problem, and was flying with difficulty when it crashed into the sea near Libreville Airport. (Although reported as a hydraulics issue, both propellors had stopped according to witnesses, so it may have been a fuel issue. )

One passenger from Gabon and one Bulgarian passenger were on board. The two member crew was Ukranian.

The flight ditched in shallow water and the plane is still visible above the water line.

Gabon has banned Antonov 26 flights in its airspace until further notice

Congo Cargo Flight Smashes Town, 19 killed, 14 injured


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Contact photographer Alan LebedaWhat: Trans Air Congo Antonov AN-12 en route from Brazzaville to Pointe Noire
Where: between the Roy and Kitoko area in Mvou-Mvou, Pointe-Noire, Congo
When: Mar 21st 2011 3:30pm
Who: 19 killed, 14 injured.
Why: The crew attempted an emergency landing on the sea but failed. The attempted landing was less than successful although there are reports that the pilot managed to get out of the plane before it stopped.

They were over a residential area and had been cleared to land when the Antonov AN-12 struck the residential neighborhood Mvou-Mvou. After striking buildings, the plane caught fire.

Although the plane was not permitted to carry passengers, it appears that there were 5 passengers aboard in addition to the 4 Russian crew members. Twenty buildings were destroyed (burned and covered in debris), including residences and a school. The ICAO had reported the plane TN-AGK as not airworthy in 2006. (It is certainly not airworthy now.) The plane is a total loss.

While some news reports say that the number of injured were passengers, other reports say that there were 9 aboard, and that the rest of the injured and casualties were in Mvou-Mvou at the time of the crash. The weather conditions were said to be “good” at the time. There was apparently a technical problem which caused them to attempt to ditch in the ocean, (or a technical problem preventing them from landing in the ocean). The cause of the crash is unresolved. It is being investigated.

Trans Air Congo is based in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo.



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Russia: Wing Falls off New Antonov, Crash Kills 6

What: Voronezh Aircraft Joint Stock Company (VASO) Antonov 148-100E on the border between the Voronezh and Belgorod regions.
Where: Garbuzovo, Belgorod Region (Russia)
When: Mar 05, 2011
Who: 6 fatalities
Why: The new Antonov-148, being developed in the Ukraine in cooperation with 14 countries, and was sold by the Voronezh Aircraft Factory to the Myanmar Air Force and is designed to carry 79 to 99 passengers. Hundreds of technical problems have been recorded, but the plane is still in its testing phase. On a test flight to Myanmar, witnesses saw a wing and the tail fall off the plane while it was still in the air over a school and kindergarten. The crew managed to avoid the school, and the plane crashed and burned in a field.

Two pilots from Myanmar died at the crash. Those killed included Yuri Zubritsky, First Class Test Pilot, Captain; First Class Test Flight Navigator Vladimir Yasko; Test Engineer Alexander Korolyov; Lead Flight Test Engineer Anatoly Samoshkin and two Republic of the Union of Myanmar pilots Htein-Lin-Aung and Zaw-Htun-Aung. The flight recorders have been recovered.

Five engines and 13 firefighters responded.

The plane’s contractor was JSC Voronezh Aircraft Manufacturing Company. (VASO). The plane had flown 31 flights.



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Russian Military Crash


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Contact photographer Nikolai Ionkine

What: Russian Air Force Antonov 22A en route from Voronezh to Tver-Migalovo
Where: Krasny Oktyabr, Tula Region, Russia
When: Dec 28, 2010, 21:30
Who: 12 crewmembers (all fatalities)
Why: After disappearing from radar at 21:30, the Russian military transport plane on a return flight after delivering a MiG-31 fighter jet to the Voronezh Military Aviation Engineering University crashed near Krasny Oktyabr, Tula Region, Russia. There was no cargo. The burning remains were sighted by air patrols on Tuesday at 23:36 four kilometres from the village of Troitskoye. Witnesses heard an explosion.

Two on site recovery teams hampered by a blizzard and brutal cold weather found that all 12 crew members had been killed. Russian reports speculate that the cause was engine failure. The Antonov is a military cargo turboprop.

The Russian military is grounding all planes with similar engines, pending determination of the cause of the crash.


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Mexico: Crash Kills 5

What: Fuerza Aérea Mexicana Antonov 32B
Where: Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport, Monterrey Mexico
When: November 24, 2010, 14:36
Who: three officials and two crew members
Why: The Air Squadron 301 plane(#FAM-3101) attempted a takeoff from Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo International Airport. The flight was to a military air base in Santa Lucia. After takeoff from runway 11, the plane crashed right of runway 16/34. The flight missed striking two jets.

The Mexican Department of Defense mourns Miguel Ángel García Posada, José passenger Carmen González Peña, the rider Victor Manuel Gabriel Martinez, Alberto Valenzuela electrical and mechanical Blanco José Luis Morales Hernández.

The original press release is below:

Lomas de Sotelo, D.F. a 24 de noviembre del 2010.

Se accidentó aeronave de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana en Monterrey, N.L.

Lomas de Sotelo, D.F. a 24 de noviembre del 2010.- La Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional informa, que aproximadamente a las 1436 horas de esta fecha, el avión Antonov matrícula 3101 perteneciente a la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, se accidentó en el aeropuerto internacional de la ciudad de Monterrey, N.L.

Dicha aeronave se encontraba destacada en el Escuadrón Aéreo 301 ubicado en la Base Aérea Militar No. 1, en Santa Lucía, Estado de México y cubría un vuelo logístico de Monterrey, N.L., con destino a la Base Aérea indicada.

El percance ocurrió al efectuar el despegue y lamentablemente fallecieron tres oficiales y dos elementos de tropa, integrantes de la tripulación.

El personal de Generales, Jefes, Oficiales y Tropa del Ejército y Fuerza Aérea Mexicanos, se suman a las expresiones de condolencias de nuestro Comandante Supremo, Maestro FELIPE CALDERÓN HINOJOSA, Presidente de la República, dirigidas a los familiares de nuestros compañeros de armas que perdieron la vida en el cumplimiento de su deber, a quienes se les proporcionarán los apoyos correspondientes y las prestaciones sociales a que tienen derecho.


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Emergency Landing in Darfur

What: Tarco Airlines Antonov AN-24 en route from Nyala to Zalingei
Where: Zalingei City, Darfur, Suden
When: Nov 11th 2010
Who: 44 passengers and 6 crew
Why: A plane on a peacekeeping mission landed, apparently with an explosion on the side of the plane; two tires burst and caught fire. The fire resulted in from 6 to 15 fatalities, 6 injured. Rported numbers on casualties vary greatly. It is also reported that only 11 survived and that only 6 were killed. CNN did not mention a peacekeeping mission, but said the passengers were returning for a holy day with their families at the end of Ramadan.

So in conclusion-we can just say that something happened, but we’re not exactly sure what, at least not until official reports come out.


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Polish Cargo flight Emergency Landing

What: DHL-chartered/Polish transport firm Exin Co twin-engine Antonov AN-26 turboprop cargo plane en route from Tallinn to Helsinki
When: August 25, 2010
Who: 4 crew members
Why: The landing gear retracted before the plane was airborne and made an emergency landing on a frozen lake—apparently not the first time this has happened.

An Estonian politician asked the Estonian Civil Aviation Authority “how it is possible that the same company with a same type of plane could fall victim to two almost identical accidents at the same airport within a short time.”


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Cargo Plane with Engine Shut Down Diverts to Shannon’s Long Runway


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Contact photographer Andre Oferta

What: Polet Aviakompania Antonov AN-124-100 en route from Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada to Frankfurt-Hahn Germany
Where: North Atlantic
When: August 14, 2010
Who: 6 member crew
Why: 1,000km northwest of Ireland, the Antonov (world’s largest serially built cargo aircraft) developed oil pressure problems in one engine and had to shut it down. The pilots diverted to Shannon which took two hours to reach, and they made a safe landing on a 3.2km runway. No injuries reported.


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Russian Passenger jet Crashes in Igarka


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What: Katekavia Antonov 24RV passenger jet en route from Krasnoyarsk to Igarka
Where: Eastern Siberia
When: August 2 2010
Who: 3 crew and 11 passengers (also listed as 5 crew 10 passengers)
Why: 700 meters from the landing at Igarka, the plane the plane veered to right and crashed before the runway, in bad weather conditions. (Night time landing, thunderstorms, limited visibility) 11 fatalities have been reported. The plane shattered and caught fire.

Three crew members and one passengers were hospitalized initially–the only ones pulled alive from the plane– but now only 3 crew members remain fighting for their lives.


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Military Crash in Romania

What: Fortele Aeriene Române Antonov 2
Where: Tuzla Airfield , Romania
When: July 5, 2010
Who: 12 fatalities (14 aboard)
Why: Witnesses described an an explosion in the air a few seconds after takeoff. The plane crashed at the end of the runway. Three seriously injured jumped off, and were hospitalized, but only two have survived.

The plane was normally used for parachutists’ training.

Eight ambulances and mobile emergency intervention teams were on the scene. Two victims suffered multiple trauma There were 12 fatalities of the 14 aboard.

Bâlsanu Captain Daniel was diagnosed with minor bruises and injuries, and military master Marius Nazare was diagnosed with contusions, trauma and burns on 10 percent of his body.


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Antonov Crash in Kabul

What: Pamir Airways Antonov AN-24 en route from Kundus to Kabul Afghanistan
Where: Kabul on May 17th 2010
When: May 17th 2010
Who: 38 passengers and 6 crew
Why: Lost connection with ATC 40 minutes from the airport. The wreckage, found at Salang Pass, displayed no sign of life.


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Pamir Flight Lost in Mountain Pass


Pictured: A Pamir Airways flight. This one is a Boeing 737-4Y0 over Dubai, not the plane involved in the crash
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Contact photographer Szabo Gabor

What: Pamir Airways Antonov 24B en route from Kunduz to Kabul
Where: Salang Pass (Afghanistan)
When: May 17, 2010
Who: 5 crew 38 passengers
Why: While embarking on a flight in poor weather, the plane disappeared from radar while en route. The wreckage was found in a mountainous region (Salang Pass.) Recovery efforts are impeded by location, and current weather conditions which are snowy/rainy.


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Philippines Cargo Crash


What: Pacific East Air Cargo/UPS / ATMA Atyra Transport Antonov AN-12BP en route from Mactan to Angeles Philippines
Where: SE of Clark airport, Pampanga province, northern Philippines
When: Apr 21 2010
Who: 6 crew
Why: Flying low over Mexico village in the Philippines, the cargo plane crashed south east of the base. The crash fragmented the plane, and it burst into flames. Three Russian crew members were hospitalized, 3 other crew members are reported missing. The pilot, who survived, was quoted saying that the plane encountered electric circuit trouble about an hour into the flight, and a fire that broke out forced him to make an emergency landing on the open field.

The Interisland Airlines flight was chartered on behalf of UPS.

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