CCCP-11229
Flight / Schedule
CCCP-11229
Aircraft
Antonov AN-12Registration
CCCP-11229
MSN
4 3 420 06
Year of Manufacture
1964
Date
October 12, 1989 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Kirovabad Ganja-Gazakh
Region
Asia • Azerbaijan
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On October 12, 1989 at 12:00 AM, CCCP-11229 experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP, with the event recorded near Kirovabad Ganja-Gazakh.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was parking at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 57.1%.
Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. While parked at Kirovograd Airport, the aircraft was prepared by the crew for a military/cargo mission. By night, the crew of a Soviet Air Force Sukhoi SU-24 mistakenly initiated a takeoff maneuver from the taxiway when he collided with the parked AN-12. An explosion occurred and both aircraft were destroyed. Four crew members on board the AN-12 were killed as well as one pilot of the Sukhoi and two soldiers on the ground.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-11229, MSN 4 3 420 06, year of manufacture 1964.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
4
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
While parked at Kirovograd Airport, the aircraft was prepared by the crew for a military/cargo mission. By night, the crew of a Soviet Air Force Sukhoi SU-24 mistakenly initiated a takeoff maneuver from the taxiway when he collided with the parked AN-12. An explosion occurred and both aircraft were destroyed. Four crew members on board the AN-12 were killed as well as one pilot of the Sukhoi and two soldiers on the ground.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
7
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
3
Fatality Rate
57.1%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Parking
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • Azerbaijan
Aircraft Details
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