Incident Overview
Date: Friday 10 February 1995
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-70
Owner/operator: Antonov Design Bureau
Registration Number: UR–
Location: near Gostomel –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: An-70 fuselage and propfan.An-70 fuselage and propfan.
Category: Accident
An-70 prototype crashed after losing altitude, resulting in a collision with the An-72’s fuselage and propfan.An-70 prototype crashed after losing altitude, resulting in a collision with the An-72’s fuselage and propfan.
Description
The Antonov 70 prototype took off from Gostomel with an Antonov 72 as its chase-plane. Whilst flying at 3200 m the An-70 lost altitude causing the tail to collide with the An-72’s fuselage and its propfan. The An-70 crashed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of altitude during flight.Loss of altitude during flight.Share on:
