Loss of control Accident Antonov An-26 53,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327911
 

Date:Monday 15 March 1982
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Type:Silhouette image of generic AN26 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Antonov An-26
Owner/operator:Soviet Navy
Registration: 53
MSN: 6805
Year of manufacture:1978
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:ca 6 km W of Anapa Airport (AAQ) -   Russia
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Anapa Airport (AAQ/URKA)
Destination airport:Kacha Air Base
Narrative:
During a night time takeoff from Anapa Airport the flaps were retracted prematurely. The aircraft lost height and hit tree tops 1,250 metres behind the runway threshold and 150 metres to the right of the runway's extended centre-line.
The aircraft suffered damage to the left engine and the stabiliser, but the crew managed to recover the aircraft and attempted an emergency landing. The An-26 stalled on final approach and crashed in the shallow waters of Vityazevski liman between, 6 minutes and 46 seconds after take-off.

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