Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 21 November 2012
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26
Owner/operator: Yemen Air Force
Registration Number: 420
Location: 9 km S of Sana’a International Airport (SAH) –
ÿ Yemen
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Antonov 26 transport planeAntonov 26 transport plane
Category: Accident
An Antonov 26 transport plane operated by the Yemen Air Force crashed near San’a, Yemen, resulting in the deaths of all ten crew members. The aircraft landed in the abandoned Al-Hasaba Marketplace, approximately 9 km south of the San’a International Airport (SAH), on the extended runway 18 centreline.An Antonov 26 transport plane operated by the Yemen Air Force crashed near San’a, Yemen, resulting in the deaths of all ten crew members. The aircraft landed in the abandoned Al-Hasaba Marketplace, approximately 9 km south of the San’a International Airport (SAH), on the extended runway 18 centreline.
Description
An Antonov 26 transport plane, operated by the Yemen Air Force, was destroyed in an accident near in San’a, Yemen. All ten crew members were killed. The airplane came down in the abandoned Al-Hasaba Marketplace, about 9 km south of the San’a International Airport (SAH), on the extended runway 18 centreline. News sources quoted the Ministry of Transport saying that the airplane was coded ‘420’, although there are no known Antonov aircraft with that code operating for the Yemen Air Force.
Source of Information
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/uk-yemen-crash-idUKBRE8AK09I20121121, http://web.archive.org/web/20130129053901/http://www.alsahwa-yemen.net:80/arabic/subjects/1/2012/11/21/24589.htmhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/21/uk-yemen-crash-idUKBRE8AK09I20121121, http://web.archive.org/web/20130129053901/http://www.alsahwa-yemen.net:80/arabic/subjects/1/2012/11/21/24589.htmPrimary Cause
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