19 blue

On July 14, 2014 at 12:00 PM, 19 blue experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Ukrainian Air Force - Povitryani Syly Ukrayini, with the event recorded near Izvaryne Luhansk Oblast.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft was flying over the Luhansk oblast at an altitude of some 6,500 metres when it was hit by a surface-to-air missile. All eight crew members were able to bail out. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located in Izvaryne, near the Russian border. Four crew were uninjured, two others were taken prisoners by pro-Russian separatists and two others were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 19 blue, MSN 97 10, year of manufacture 1980.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.2858°, 39.8913°.