ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 RF-92955/52 Latakia-Khmeimim Air Base (LTK)
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Status:
Date:Tuesday 6 March 2018
Time:14:51
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN26 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-26
Operator:Russian Air Force
Registration: RF-92955/52
MSN: 10107
First flight: 1980
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33
Total:Fatalities: 39 / Occupants: 39
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:0,5 km (0.3 mls) from Latakia-Khmeimim Air Base (LTK) (   Syria)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kuweires Air Base, Syria
Destination airport:Latakia-Khmeimim Air Base (LTK/OSLK), Syria
Narrative:
A Russian Antonov An-26 transport plane crashed in Syria, killing all on board.
The aircraft approached with a tail wind and was caught by a windshear on the final portion of the approach. It banked, lost height and crashed some 500 metres before the runway threshold.

Classification:
Windshear/downdraft
Loss of control

Sources:
» Interfax.ru
» Soviet Transports


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Distance from Kuweires Air Base to Latakia-Khmeimim Air Base as the crow flies is 170 km (106 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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