2008 Chelyabinsk An-12 crash

Infobox Aircraft accident
name = 2008 Chelyabinsk An-12 crash


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date = 2008-05-26 13:15 GMT
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site = Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport approach
coords = coord|55|24|N|061|30|E
aircraft_type = Antonov An-12
aircraft_name =
operator = Moscovia Airlines
tail_number = 12957
origin = Chelyabinsk
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destination = Perm
passengers = 0
crew = 9
injuries =
fatalities = 9
survivors = 0On 26 May 2008, a Moscovia Airlines An-12 cargo aircraft crashed near Chelyabinsk, Russia, killing all nine crew members when after departure to Perm it turned back and crashed near the airfield.

The aircraft transported cash money to Chelyabinsk [http://www.rambler.ru/news/events/aircrash/12813959.html] [http://www.akado.com/news/document15139/] [http://news.mail.ru/incident/1785523/] , and was returning back to Perm without any cargo. It took off only after a second attempt at 18:02 (local time). On 18:09, the crew reported smoke in the cabin (probably resulted by short circuit) and decided to return to the airport. The first attempt to approach the runway was unsuccessful and the plane had to go around. Flying too low, it accidentally hit a power transmission line and crashed near the airfield at 18:15. The fire broke out after the crash [ [http://www.vesti.ru/videos?vid=133844&cid=8&doc_type=news&doc_id=184171 Вести.Ru: новости, видео и фото дня ] ] ; there were no survivors.

One of the flight recorders is severely damaged, it could make the investigation of disaster's causes more difficult. The aircraft was built in 1968 [ [http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=481 Катастрофа Ан-12Б ОАО Авиакомпания Московия близ Челябинска (борт RA-12957), 26 мая 2008 года. // AirDisaster.ru - авиационные происшествия, инциденты и авиакатастрофы в СССР ... ] ] .

References

External links

*An earlier photo of the aircraft that crashed [http://www.airliners.net/photo/Kosmos-Aviation-Company/Antonov-An-12B/1330768/L]
* [http://www.mak.ru/russian/investigations/2008/an12.html Investigation details at the official website of the commission]
* [http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1010/42/367761.htm 9 Dead in Chelyabinsk Plane Crash]
* [http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSL2673476020080526 Nine dead as Russian cargo plane crashes]
* [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jc4t9cVJPbNv8KuXYqxnRGuV6P6g Nine killed in Russian cargo plane crash]