Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 June 2014
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-30B
Owner/operator: Ukraine Air Force
Registration Number: 80 yellow
Location: near Drobyshevo –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Right hand engineRight hand engine
An Antonov 30 reconnaissance plane crashed near Slavyansk after being hit by ground fire. The right hand engine was on fire, and crew members were attempting to bail out.An Antonov 30 reconnaissance plane crashed near Slavyansk after being hit by ground fire. The right hand engine was on fire, and crew members were attempting to bail out.
Description
An Antonov 30 plane of the Ukraine Air Force crashed after being hit by ground fire near Slavyansk. Photos show the right hand engine on fire and some crew members bailing out. Pro-Russian sources reported that the airplane involved was an Antonov 30 reconnaissance plane, while Pravda Ukraine quoted Ukrainian reports saying the airplane was an Antonov 26 carrying humanitarian cargo. Unconfirmed reports indicate that An-30 coded ’80 yellow’ was involved.
Source of Information
http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735133, http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/06/6/7028238/, http://inforesist.org/pilots-gave-their-lives-to-save-slovyansk-from-destruction/?lang=en, http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/2045http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735133, http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/06/6/7028238/, http://inforesist.org/pilots-gave-their-lives-to-save-slovyansk-from-destruction/?lang=en, http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/2045Primary Cause
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