Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 30 August 2014
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12BK
Owner/operator: Ukraine Air Alliance
Registration Number: UR-DWF
Location: 15 km S of Tamanrasset Airport (TMR) –
ÿ Algeria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Antonov 12BK transport planeAntonov 12BK transport plane
Category: Accident
An Antonov 12BK transport plane, registered UR-DWF, crashed near Tamanrasset Airport (TMR) in Algeria, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members. The aircraft departed Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) on August 29, carrying oil equipment to Malabo (SSG), Equatorial Guinea, and experienced a fatal crash during takeoff. The flight path involved stops at Ghardaa (GHA), Tamanrasset, and Bamako, Mali.An Antonov 12BK transport plane, registered UR-DWF, crashed near Tamanrasset Airport (TMR) in Algeria, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members. The aircraft departed Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) on August 29, carrying oil equipment to Malabo (SSG), Equatorial Guinea, and experienced a fatal crash during takeoff. The flight path involved stops at Ghardaa (GHA), Tamanrasset, and Bamako, Mali.
Description
An Antonov 12BK transport plane, registered UR-DWF, was destroyed in an accident near Tamanrasset Airport (TMR), Algeria. All seven crew members sustained fatal injuries. The airplane departed Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), United Kingdom on August 29 as flight UKL4012, carrying oil equipment to Malabo (SSG), Equatorial Guinea. Technical stops included Ghardaa (GHA), Tamanrasset and Bamako, Mali. The An-12 crashed in a mountainous area south of Tamanrasset Airport, three minutes after takeoff.
Source of Information
http://www.elwatan.com/actualite/crash-d-un-avion-ukrainien-au-sud-de-l-aeroport-de-tamanrasset-30-08-2014-269655_109.phphttp://www.elwatan.com/actualite/crash-d-un-avion-ukrainien-au-sud-de-l-aeroport-de-tamanrasset-30-08-2014-269655_109.phpPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff.Mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
