Incident Overview
Date: Monday 12 December 1988
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12BP
Owner/operator: Yugoslav Air Force
Registration Number: YU-AID
Location: near Yerevan –
ÿ Armenia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Yugoslavian Antonov 12 YU-AID crashed into a road bridge following a diversion from an approach pattern in Yerevan, Armenia, on December 7, 1988, due to an earthquake.A Yugoslavian Antonov 12 YU-AID crashed into a road bridge following a diversion from an approach pattern in Yerevan, Armenia, on December 7, 1988, due to an earthquake.
Description
Yugoslavian Antonov 12 YU-AID was part of an air relief operation following an earthquake in Armenia on Dec. 7, 1988. The aircraft crashed into a road bridge after deviating from the approach pattern at Yerevan.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
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