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Crash of an Antonov AN-24B at Talil AFB
Date & Time:
Mar 23, 2006
Operator:
Registration:
ER-AZZ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Baghdad - Talil AFB
MSN:
7 99 011 10
YOM:
1967
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Talil AFB, the crew was forced to shut down one of the engines due to the failure of the engine control system. As the nose gear could not be lowered, the crew initiated a go-around. As the main gears could not be retracted, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an unpaved area of the airfield and came to rest. All occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24V in Telkibánya: 42 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 19, 2006 at 2030 LT
Operator:
Registration:
5605
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pristina – Košice
MSN:
9 73 056 05
YOM:
1969
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
35
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
42
Circumstances:
The aircraft, operated by the Slovak Air Force (Letectva a Protivzdu Obrany-snej Slovenskej), was returning to Košice following an uneventful flight from Pristina, carrying 28 soldiers of the Slovak Army, 7 logisticians and 8 crew members flying back home after a period in Kosovo on behalf of the KFOR contingent. While descending to Košice-Barca Airport by night, the aircraft collided with trees and crashed in a snow covered and wooded area located near the village of Telkibánya, Hungary. The wreckage was found about 20 km southeast from runway 01 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. A passenger was seriously injured while 42 other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were considered as good with a cloud ceiling at 5,000 feet and a visibility of 10 km.
Probable cause:
Loss of situational and vertical orientation and non-compliance with the safety altitude." During the transition from instrument to visual approach to the airport of Košice, the pilots apparently did not set the radio altimeter. They "probably underestimated the height of the terrain below the aircraft and its immediate vicinity."
Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Date & Time:
Nov 2, 2005
Operator:
Registration:
RA-46618
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3 73 087 05
YOM:
1973
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport, the nose gear collapsed and punctured the ground floor just behind the cockpit. The aircraft came to rest on the main runway following a course of few dozen metres. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24B near Malabo: 60 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 16, 2005 at 1000 LT
Registration:
3C-VQR
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Malabo – Bata
MSN:
7 99 011 04
YOM:
1967
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
54
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
60
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Malabo Airport, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain sufficient height. It continued in a flat attitude until it impacted a hillside located about 19 km east of the airport, near Baney. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 60 occupants were killed, among them several students flying to the continent for holidays.
Probable cause:
It was reported that the manifest showed a total of 35 passengers instead of 54. The aircraft, bought by Aerolineas de Guinea Ecuatorial in February 2002, was supposed to have its 1,000-hours maintenance check around January 2004, but due to financial problems, the company was unable to comply. The aircraft was sold to Equatair without the appropriate maintenance program completed in due time.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Khartoum: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 2, 2005 at 1128 LT
Operator:
Registration:
ST-WAL
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Khartoum - Al Fashir
MSN:
6 99 010 04
YOM:
1976
Flight number:
MSL430
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
36
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll at Khartoum-Haj Yusuf Airport, the left engine caught fire and exploded. The captain rejected takeoff and initiated an emergency braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and came to rest few dozen metres past the runway end, bursting into flames. Three passengers were killed while all other occupants were rescued. The following day, four survivors including a stewardess, died from their injuries.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Varandey: 28 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 16, 2005 at 1353 LT
Registration:
RA-46489
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ufa - Perm - Usinsk - Varandey - Naryan Mar
MSN:
2 73 081 07
YOM:
1972
Flight number:
RL9288
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
45
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
28
Captain / Total hours on type:
9833.00
Copilot / Total hours on type:
60
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Ufa to Naryan Mar with intermediate stops in Perm, Usinsk and Varandey under contract of Naryanmarneftyegaz, a sister company of Lukoil. On final approach under VFR mode in good weather conditions, at a speed of 170 km/h, the aircraft stalled, causing the left wing to struck a sand dune (3 metres high). The aircraft crashed 4,217 metres short of runway, bursting into flames. The captain, the navigator and 26 passengers were killed while 24 other people were injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. OAT was -24° C. at the time of the accident and the visibility was good.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of an aerodynamic stall that occurred on short final at low height due to the combination of the following factors: the aircraft was in a critical angle of attack and its speed was insufficient because both engines run at low regime for a period of more than 20 seconds. Possible errors in the reading of certain instruments such as the speed indicator and the angle of attack indicator remain a contributing factor.
Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Impfondo
Date & Time:
Mar 4, 2005
Operator:
Registration:
EY-46399
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Impfondo – Brazzaville
MSN:
0 73 063 03
YOM:
1970
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, at Vr speed, the pilot-in-command pulled on the control column but the aircraft failed to respond. The captain rejected takeoff but the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran an came to rest, bursting into flames. All five occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was totally destroyed by fire.
