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Category: <span>Antonov</span>

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aborted takeoff, airliners.net, Antonov, Russia, Yakutia Airlines

Russia: Aborted Take off


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Contact photographer Dmitry Belov

What: Yakutia Airlines Antonov AN-24 en route from Yakutsk to Olekminsk Russia
Where: Yakutsk
When: Feb 4 2010
Who: 38 passengers and 4 crew
Why: On takeoff, the left engine failed. The pilot aborted the takeoff, and with the gear retracted, the plane skid along the runway on its belly, incurring damage on its lower fuselage, left wing, propeller, and engine.

Passengers evacuated with no injuries reported. The left engine was on fire though, but was successfully extinguished.


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Antonov, Crash, engine failure, Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Antonov 2 Crash

What: Fuerza Aérea Nicaragüense Antonov 2
Where: Managua Nicaragua
When: 15-OCT-2009
Why: While on a test flight, the plane crashed during an emergency landing. Engine failure is presumed to be the cause.

One civilian mechanic is said to have suffered “a minor stroke” during the sharp decline.

Pilot Captain Angel del Sol Sequeira Cantillo, along with four crew members, co-pilot Captain Silvio Armando Sanabria Herrera and Maria Mendoza Cano Grisli NCO and civilian mechanics Toruño Ernesto Sergio Garcia and Miguel Angel Castro Pineda .

http://www.laprensa.com.ni/movil/cae-por-desperfectos-an-2-de-la-fuerza-aerea-2-14246.html


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Antonov, Congo, Crash, unresolved

Congo Crash Kills 6

What: Congo Republic (Aero Fret Business?) Antonov 12 cargo plane en route from Pointe Noire to Brazzaville
Where: SE of Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport, in the cemetery of the village of Nganga Lingolo
When: Wed Aug 26, 2009
Who: Five 5 Ukrainian crew and one Congolese passenger
Why: Radio contact was lost at 3000 feet and the rear of the plane was on fire prior to impact with the ground. One report says “The airplane broke up in flight.”

Approaching the runway, the plane crashed in a cemetery.

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