Chisinau – Antalya – Khartoum

On April 11, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Chisinau – Antalya – Khartoum experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by Kata Air Transport, with the event recorded near Chi<U+0219>inau Chi<U+0219>inau City District.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following a maintenance program in Chisinau, the aircraft was ferried back to Khartoum via Antalya. On board were four passengers, four crew members and a load consisting of 2 tons of oil and various equipments. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the crew informed ATC about the failure of the transponder and was cleared for an immediate return. Too low on final approach, the aircraft struck the ILS antenna and crashed in a field located 200 metres short of runway, bursting into flames. All 8 occupants, among them 4 technicians, were killed. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration ST-AZL, MSN 30 09, year of manufacture 1992.