Antonov AN-74 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Just after liftoff, at a height of about 3 meters, left engine thrust reverser deployed. The takeoff procedure was aborted but the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest in a field with the cockpit partially separated. All five occupants were injured, both pilots seriously. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Configured in a VIP version, it was used by the FSB's Director Nikolai Patrushev and flying back to Moscow at the time of the accident.

Probable cause:

The thrust reverser deployed accidentally on the left engine after rotation due to inappropriate maintenance.

Crash of an Antonov AN-74T-200 in Tehran: 38 killed

Date & Time: Nov 27, 2006 at 0712 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-74

Operator:

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Registration:

15-2255

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Tehran - Shiraz

MSN:

470 99 1045

YOM:

1998

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After a normal takeoff roll from runway 29R at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, the pilot-in-command pulled on the control column and started the rotation when one of the engine failed. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed, bursting into flames. Three passengers were seriously injured while 35 other occupants were killed. All three survivors died from their injuries few hours after the accident.

Probable cause:

Loss of control at liftoff after one of the engine failed for undetermined reasons.

Crash of an Antonov AN-74TK-200 in Kousséri: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 23, 2006 at 0455 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-74

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Registration:

UR-74038

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Humanitarian

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Sebha - N'Djamena

MSN:

470 97 933

YOM:

1993

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The aircraft departed Sebha Airport, Libya, at 0250LT on a humanitarian mission to N'Djamena, carrying six crew members and a load of food aid on behalf of the Libyan Government. Upon arrival, by night, the crew informed ATC about technical problem and follow a holding pattern. Few minutes later, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a vegetable plantation located near Kousséri, Cameroon. All six occupants were killed and the aircraft was totally destroyed upon impact.

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Crash of an Antonov AN-74-200 in Mirny

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1996 at 2357 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-74

Operator:

Vostsibaero - East Siberia Air

Registration:

RA-74037

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Mirny - Irkutsk

MSN:

470 98 950

YOM:

1995

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Mirny

Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)

Country:

Russia

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Asia

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Aircraft flight hours:

369

Aircraft flight cycles:

176

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Just after liftoff from Mirny Airport, while in initial climb, the reverse thrust system deployed on the right engine. The aircraft banked right, causing the right wing tip to struck the runway surface. Out of control, the aircraft crash landed, veered off runway and came to rest against a building. All 12 occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the reverse thrust system on the right engine accidentally deployed after takeoff due to a mechanical failure of unknown origin. Nevertheless, investigations confirmed that a warning light came on in the cockpit prior to departure but the crew failed to identify this warning because he did not follow the pre-departure checklist.

Crash of an Antonov AN-74 in Lensk: 13 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1991 at 0121 LT

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-74

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Registration:

CCCP-74002

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Lensk – Omsk – Kiev

MSN:

470 70 682

YOM:

1989

Location:

Lensk

Republic of Yakutia (Sakha)

Country:

Russia

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Asia

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Aircraft flight hours:

923

Aircraft flight cycles:

552

Circumstances:

The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Kiev with intermediate stops in Lensk and Omsk, carrying seven passengers (among them technicians), six crew members and a load of fish. Rotation was completed at night at a speed of 225 km/h and the crew immediately raised the landing gear. The aircraft climbed with a rate of 6 metres per second and after passing the runway end at a height of 70 metres, the crew selected flaps up. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, struck trees (22 metres high) at a speed of 380 km/h and crashed in a huge explosion 3,903 metres past the runway end and 400 metres to the left of its extended centerline. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 13 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Wrong takeoff configuration on part of the crew who neglected several published procedures. The following contributing factors were reported:
- The total weight of the aircraft at the time of the accident was 7,5 tons above MTOW,
- Lack of crew training,
- Premature retraction of flaps during initial climb,
- Insufficient rate of climb/climbing speed.