Incident Overview
Date: Friday 11 April 2008
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-32B
Owner/operator: Kata Air Transport
Registration Number: ST-AZL
Location: Chisinau Airport (KIV) –
ÿ Moldova
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: TransponderTransponder
Category: Accident
A Sudanese An-32 aircraft, ferried to Moldova for maintenance, crashed and burned after failing to communicate with air traffic control and subsequently returning to Chisinau. The aircraft?s transponder malfunctioned, leading to a return to Chisinau, followed by a crash.A Sudanese An-32 aircraft, ferried to Moldova for maintenance, crashed and burned after failing to communicate with air traffic control and subsequently returning to Chisinau. The aircraft?s transponder malfunctioned, leading to a return to Chisinau, followed by a crash.
Description
The Sudanese An-32 had been ferried to Moldova for maintenance. On April 11, 2008 the airplane was prepared to be ferried back from Chisinau (KIV) to Khartoum, Sudan via Antalya (AYT). It took off from the Chisinau International Airport at 22:02. After takeoff, the crew noticed that the transponder had failed. The flight returned to Chisinau. On final approach the airplane contacted VOR/DME equipment, crashed and burned.
Source of Information
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