Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 6 March 2018
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26
Owner/operator: Russian Air Force
Registration Number: RF-92955/52
Location: 0,5 km from Latakia-Khmeimim Air Base (LTK) –
ÿ Syria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 39 / Occupants: 39
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
An-26 transport plane crashed in Syria, resulting in the loss of all personnel on board.An-26 transport plane crashed in Syria, resulting in the loss of all personnel on board.
Description
A Russian Antonov An-26 transport plane crashed in Syria, killing all on board. The aircraft approached with a tail wind and was caught by a windshear on the final portion of the approach. It banked, lost height and crashed some 500 metres before the runway threshold.
Source of Information
http://www.interfax.ru/world/602680, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://www.interfax.ru/world/602680, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Windshear on final approach, combined with a banked and lost height approach.Windshear on final approach, combined with a banked and lost height approach.Share on:
