Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Izvaryne: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 2014 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
19 blue
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
97 10
YOM:
1980
Location:
Izvaryne
Luhansk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was flying over the Luhansk oblast at an altitude of some 6,500 metres when it was hit by a surface-to-air missile. All eight crew members were able to bail out. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located in Izvaryne, near the Russian border. Four crew were uninjured, two others were taken prisoners by pro-Russian separatists and two others were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-2 in Izvaryne: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1942 at 1940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K487
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
17010
YOM:
1940
Location:
Izvaryne
Luhansk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed its base on a special flight to Izvaryne, carrying one pilot, one doctor and one battalion commissioner. Arriving at destination, the pilot tried to find a suitable terrain to land when, completing a last turn at low height, he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed. All three occupants were killed. There was no hostile activities in the area at the time of the accident.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined.
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