Crash of an Antonov AN-12B in Pointe-Noire
Date & Time:
Nov 10, 2008
Registration:
UR-PLV
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4 3 423 08
YOM:
1964
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Pointe-Noire Airport, while flying 80 km away, the crew contacted ATC and declared an emergency after a fire erupted in the cargo compartment. The crew was able to return and after landing, the aircraft stopped on the main runway, bursting into flames. All six occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the fire started in the cargo bay near a generator.
