Al Asad – Bagdad

On November 13, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Al Asad – Bagdad experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by British Gulf International Airlines, with the event recorded near Al-Taqaddum AFB Al-Anbar (<U+0627><U+0644><U+0623><U+0646><U+0628><U+0627><U+0631>).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The four engine aircraft departed Al Asad AFB at 1102LT on a cargo flight to Baghdad with 7 crew members on board, carrying various goods for the allied forces in Iraq. While cruising at an altitude of 9,000 feet, the engine n°2 failed and caught fire. The crew declared an emergency and reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing when the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a desert area located 22 km southeast of Al-Taqaddum AFB, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration S9-SAO, MSN 00 346 908, year of manufacture 1970.