Mukachevo - Moscow

On September 28, 1989 at 08:08 PM, Mukachevo - Moscow experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by MAP - Ministerstvo Aviatsionnoi Promyshlennosti - Minaviaprom, with the event recorded near Semenivka Chernihiv Oblast.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Mukachevo Airbase on a cargo flight to Moscow, carrying nine crew members and a load of air-air missiles that must be transferred for maintenance purposes. About 35 minutes into the flight, while cruising by night, the autopilot system failed and an alarm sounded. The crew was able to identify the problem so the autopilot was reconnected and the crew continued the flight. One hour and 43 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 7,500 meters, the autopilot system failed again but this time, no alarm sounded so the crew was unable to identify the problem. Forty seconds later, the aircraft entered a dive and crashed in a swampy area located near Semenivka. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-48095, MSN 1705, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.1785°, 32.5776°.