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Crash of an Antonov AN-12BK in Komsomolsk-on-Amur: 9 killed

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-12162
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
9 3 467 02
YOM:
1969
Location:
Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Khabarovsk Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Aircraft flight hours:
7411
Aircraft flight cycles:
3162
Circumstances:
The crew started the takeoff procedure from a snow covered runway with a tailwind component. The aircraft lifted off at the end of the runway then collided with two airport vehicles. It nosed down and crashed on a car workshop located near the airport, bursting into flames. All nine occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the accident was the consequence of a poor flight preparation on part of the crew who took wrong decisions as well as airport authorities. The following findings were reported:
- The runway was contaminated with wet snow and whose thickness exceeded the permissible limit,
- The crew decided to takeoff with a tailwind of 21 km/h, which made the runway distance insufficient given the flight conditions,
- The runway was not properly cleared of snow,
- The crew failed to abandon the takeoff procedure in a timely manner.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12TB in Omsk

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-12971
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
9 3 465 03
YOM:
1969
Location:
Omsk-Intl
Omsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing at Omsk Airport. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Kandahar: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Kandahar
Kandahar
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After landing at Kandahar Airport, the four engine aircraft was hit by a mortar shell. Out of control, it veered off runway and collided with a building housing radio installations. The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed by several explosions as it was carrying a load of ammunitions. Three crew members were injured and three others were killed.
Probable cause:
Struck by a mortar shell upon landing.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12TB in Sverdlovsk

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-11378
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
402608
YOM:
1964
Location:
Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo
Sverdlovsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances upon landing at Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Asmara: 54 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1987 at 1330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Asmara - Addis Ababa
Location:
Asmara
Maekel
Country:
Eritrea
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
49
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
54
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Asmara-Yohannes IV Airport, while climbing, an engine failed. The crew declared an emergency and initiated a circuit to return when the aircraft lost height and crashed in a huge explosion. All 54 occupants.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb for unknown reasons.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 near Kabul: 29 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kabul - Jalalabad
Location:
Kabul
Kabul
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
29
Circumstances:
Less than five minutes after takeoff from Kabul Airport, while climbing, the aircraft was hit by a Stinger missile. Out of control, it entered a dive and crashed in a huge explosion some 24 km from Kabul Airport. All 29 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was also carrying few tons of S-24 rockets and 400 kilos of explosives.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Stinger missile.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12B near Graham Bell Island

Date & Time: May 3, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-12962
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
9 3 464 06
YOM:
1969
Location:
Graham Bell Island
Arkhangelsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
26140
Aircraft flight cycles:
9696
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a cargo/supply mission to local scientists based in the Franz-Josef Archipelago. On approach to Ledovaya Baza airfield located about 53 km north of the Graham Bell Island, the crew encountered whiteout conditions when the aircraft crashed short of runway and came to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured and the aircraft was repairable. A team was dispatched to recover the plane and on May 13, while trying to get it out from his position, the aircraft went through the ice and sank.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12AP in Omsk: 9 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-11795
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tbilisi - Omsk
MSN:
8 9 007 04
YOM:
1968
Location:
Omsk-Severnyy
Omsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Aircraft flight hours:
11980
Aircraft flight cycles:
6026
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Tbilisi to Omsk, carrying three passengers, six crew members and a load of 10,400 kilos of various goods. On final approach to Omsk-Severnyy Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to bad weather conditions. On short final, the captain continued below the minimum descent altitude when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 2,130 meters short of runway threshold, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed by fire and all nine occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The decision of the crew to continue the approach below the MDA without having establish any visual contact with the approach lights and runway lights. At the time of the accident, the visibility was below minimums and the crew was unable to initiate a go-around and to divert to the alternate airport of Tyumen as the fuel reserve was insufficient.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12BP near Luassingua: 23 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-11747
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cuito – Menongue – Luanda
MSN:
5 3 436 09
YOM:
1965
Location:
Luassingua
Cuando Cubango
Country:
Angola
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
23
Circumstances:
En route to Menongue, the aircraft was shot down by a South African special forces team with a war-booty "Strela-1" SAM on BRDM-2 chassis. The missile hit the engine n°2 and the left wing detached 47 seconds later. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a dense wooded area located near Luassingua, some 43 km east of Menongue. All 23 occupants were killed, among them Soviet and Angolan Army Officers.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a missile.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 near Kharkiv: 9 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-12
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-69321
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dnipropetrovsk - Moscow
MSN:
19 017 08
YOM:
1961
Location:
Kharkiv
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Aircraft flight hours:
14251
Aircraft flight cycles:
5707
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 7,500 meters on a cargo flight from Dnipropetrovsk to Moscow-Domodedovo Airport, the crew declared an emergency after the engine n°1 caught fire. The crew was cleared to reduce his altitude and to divert to Kharkiv Airport. On descent, the engine n°1 and the left wing partially detached due to intense fire. Out of control, the airplane nosed down to an angle of 90°, overturned and crashed in an open field located 6,5 west of Rakitnoye, about 31 km south of Kharkiv Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The engine n°1 caught fire in flight after a fuel line ruptured for unknown reasons.
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