Country
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Crash of an Antonov AN-26 near Cazombo: 42 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1989
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Luena - Cazombo
Location:
Cazombo
Moxico
Country:
Angola
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
44
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
42
Circumstances:
While descending to Cazombo on a flight from Luena, the aircraft was hit by a surface-to-air missile shot by UNITA rebels. The missile struck one of the engine and the crew elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed 40 km from the airport, bursting into flames. Six passengers were injured while 42 other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a surface-to-air missile.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 near Shalaurov Island: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1989 at 0307 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-26685
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Cape Schmidt - Pevek
MSN:
88 05
YOM:
1979
Location:
Shalaurov Island
Chukotka okrug
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Cape Schmidt on a special flight to Pevek consisting of a survey mission of the ice drifting in the Chukotka Sea. While approaching the coast at a height of 100 meters, the pilot initiated a turn to the right to 270° when the aircraft struck the rocky face of a mountain (145 meters high) overhanging the sea. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 10 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
For unknown reasons, the crew was approaching the coast at an insufficient altitude. At the time of the accident, the visibility was limited so the crew was unable to see and avoid the mountain. It was determined that the turn to 270° was initiated 1,2 km from the coast while this procedure should be completed 10 km away from the coast. In such conditions, impact with the ground was unavoidable.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 near Zabol: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1989 at 1320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
YA-BAK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kabul - Zaranj
MSN:
57314104
YOM:
1985
Location:
Zabol
Sistan and Baluchestan
Country:
Iran
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
35
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
En route from Kabul to Zaranj, an Iranian security officer entered the cockpit and instructed the crew to divert to Zabol, Iran. On approach, the captain was shot down and the copilot, panicked, attempted an emergency landing in a hilly terrain located few km from Zabol. Five passengers were killed in the accident.
Probable cause:
Crashed in unclear circumstances after being hijacked.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in the Azov Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1989
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bagerovo AFB - Bagerovo AFB
Location:
Azov Sea
All Ukraine
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
On a test flight from Bagerovo Airbase at night when a bird collided with the aircraft, smashing the cockpit windshield while the aircraft was flying at low height over the Sea of Azov. Pilot was disabled, aircraft descended and crashed into Kazantip Bay near cape Chagany. All 6 crew were killed.
Probable cause:
Bird strike.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Luvo: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1989
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Luvo
Zaire
Country:
Angola
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route, the aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed near Luvo. All five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by UNITA surface-to-air missile.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 near Parachinar: 25 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1988 at 2000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kabul - Khost
Location:
Parachinar
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (وفاقی قبائلی علاقہ جات)
Country:
Pakistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
25
Circumstances:
En route from Kabul to Khost, the crew apparently got lost and the aircraft entered the Pakistan airspace without prior permission. The aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Pakistan Air Force fighter air-air missile, entered a dive and crashed on the slope of a mountain located in the region of Parachinar. All 25 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Pakistan Air Force fighter.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Parachinar: 34 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1988 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kabul - Jalalabad
Location:
Parachinar
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (وفاقی قبائلی علاقہ جات)
Country:
Pakistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
30
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
34
Circumstances:
En route from Kabul to Jalalabad, the crew encountered technical problems and the aircraft entered the Pakistan airspace without any clearance. It is believed that the AN-26 was shot down by the pilot of a Pakistan Air Force fighter and later crashed near Parachinar. The wreckage was found the following morning and all 34 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Kabul: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1988
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
29
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kabul - Bagram AFB
Location:
Kabul
Kabul
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Kabul, while climbing, the aircraft was hit by small ground fire, stalled and crashed. A crew member was injured while five other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Nagurskoye

Date & Time: May 5, 1988
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Federal Border Guard Aviation Command
Registration:
CCCP-26151
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Nagurskoye (Franz Josef Archipelago)
Arkhangelsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a medevac flight to Nagurskoye on behalf of the Soviet Border Guards. On final approach to the ice strip located on Alexandra Land, Franz Josef archipelago, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft was caught by a wind shear, came down so hard that the nose gear punched the fuselage. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off. The wreckage was still there at N80.80316 E47.73037 by April 2012, mostly covered by snow.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Techamutete: 29 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1988 at 0935 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
T-237
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Luanda - Techamutete
MSN:
77 04
YOM:
1979
Location:
Techamutete
Huíla
Country:
Angola
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
26
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
29
Circumstances:
On final approach to Techamutete Airport, the aircraft was shot down by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile and crashed in a huge explosion few hundred meters short of runway. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 29 occupants were killed, among them Brigadier General Francisco Cruz Bourzac, deputy minister for Armament in the Cuban Government.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the aircraft was mistakenly shot down by Cuban soldiers based near the Techamutete Airport who thought this was an enemy airplane.
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