Incident Overview
Date: Friday 20 July 2018
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26B
Owner/operator: Kazairtrans Airline
Registration Number: UP-AN611
Location: 50 km from Al Alamain –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Accident
An aircraft carrying passengers from Kiev, Ukraine, was en route to Khartoum, Sudan, over Egypt. Due to strong headwinds, it experienced a sudden landing in farmland. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including a fractured fuselage near the wings.An aircraft carrying passengers from Kiev, Ukraine, was en route to Khartoum, Sudan, over Egypt. Due to strong headwinds, it experienced a sudden landing in farmland. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including a fractured fuselage near the wings.
Description
The aircraft was heading from Kiev, Ukraine to Khartoum, Sudan. One of the planned refueling stops was Al Alamain Airport in Egypt. While en route over Egypt it force landed on farmland after apparently running out of fuel. Strong headwinds were reported. The aircraft suffered serious damage. The fuselage was fractured just forward of the wings.
Source of Information
https://sivpost.com/technical-problems-the-ukrainian-aircraft-urgently-villages-in-the-field-in-northern-egypt-media/9619/, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3606https://sivpost.com/technical-problems-the-ukrainian-aircraft-urgently-villages-in-the-field-in-northern-egypt-media/9619/, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=3606Primary Cause
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