Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 26 August 1998
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12BP
Owner/operator: Techaviaservice
Registration Number: EW-11368
Location: 80 km from Luanda –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft, operating from Luanda, Angola, experienced a catastrophic failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in a rapid descent and collision with the ground. The aircraft lost altitude and subsequently collided.A twin-engine aircraft, operating from Luanda, Angola, experienced a catastrophic failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in a rapid descent and collision with the ground. The aircraft lost altitude and subsequently collided.
Description
About 40 minutes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola, the crew reported the failure of two engines. Upon returning to Luanda, the airplane was not able to maintain altitude. At an altitude of 800 m and at an airspeed of 350 km/h, the flaps were selected to 25ø. Descent continued at a rate of 3 m/sec until the airplane collided with the ground. A fire erupted.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1513https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1513Primary Cause
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