ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-12BP LZ-SFG Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Wednesday 4 February 1998
Time:22:17 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-12BP
Operating for:Air Luxor
Leased from:Air Sofia
Registration: LZ-SFG
MSN: 3341605
First flight: 1963
Total airframe hrs:12492
Cycles:7005
Engines: 4 Ivchenko AI-20M
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:NE of Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER) (   Portugal)
Crash site elevation: 67 m (220 feet) amsl
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal
Destination airport:Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT), Portugal
Flightnumber:LXR513
Narrative:
The Antonov was leased from Air Sofia by Air Luxor to carry mail from and to the Azores Islands. On the return leg to Lisbon, Portugal, the aircraft carried 1693 kg of cargo.
During takeoff from runway 33 at Lajes, the no. 3 engine shut down and the propeller automatically feathered. This caused the plane to veer to the right. Just six seconds later the no. 4 engine also shut down. The airplane veered further right and stalled. It entered a spin and crashed nose down into a small hill, a few hundred meters past the runway.

Probable Cause:

The Commission identified the following probable causes:
- Engines #3 and #4 stoppage at take-off, due to incorrect selection of the Fuel System;
- Interruption of the checklist sequence in the attempt to transfer fuel from the lower tanks to the wings, which may have contributed to the incorrect selection of the Fuel System.
The Commission considered the following contributing factors:
- The fact that the cargo was not secured may have contributed to the deterioration of the stability and controllability of the aircraft;
- The impossibility to retract the landing gear, in time, which contributed to the decrease of the aircraft performance.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: GPS Portugal
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 8 months
Accident number: 04/ACCID/GPS/98
Download report: Final report

Classification:

Loss of control

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep


Photos

photo of Antonov-An-12-LZ-SFG
accident date: 04-02-1998
type: Antonov An-12
registration: LZ-SFG
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores to Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport as the crow flies is 1544 km (965 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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.
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