Last updated: 24 February 2021
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Friday 25 January 2008 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12BP |
| Operator: | Aéro-Service |
| Registration: | EK11660 |
| C/n / msn: | 5343209 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Pointe Noire Airport (PNR) ( Congo)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Pointe-Noire Airport (PNR/FCPP), Congo |
The An-12's brakes failed as it taxied to the apron at Pointe Noire Airport (PNR). It could not be stopped and ran into a parked Boeing 727 (9L-LEF). Both aircraft sustained considerable damage.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» 2 hurt as cargo jet hits Boeing (News 24, 26-1-2008)Photos
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
