Zaporozhie - Zaporozhie

The crew departed Zaporozhie Airport on a local test flight according to local authorities, carrying three crew members. While flying at low height, the airplane collided with power line and crashed in an open field located in Mykhailivka, some 11 km northwest of the airport. A crew member was killed and two others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

Zaporozhie - Zaporozhie

Aircraft

Antonov AN-26

Registration

UR-UZB

MSN

113 05

Year of Manufacture

1981

Date

April 22, 2022 at 09:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Mykhailivka Zaporizhia Oblast

Region

Europe • Ukraine

Coordinates

47.2675°, 35.2239°

Narrative Report

On April 22, 2022 at 09:00 AM, Zaporozhie - Zaporozhie experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Constanta Airlines, with the event recorded near Mykhailivka Zaporizhia Oblast.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Zaporozhie Airport on a local test flight according to local authorities, carrying three crew members. While flying at low height, the airplane collided with power line and crashed in an open field located in Mykhailivka, some 11 km northwest of the airport. A crew member was killed and two others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration UR-UZB, MSN 113 05, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.2675°, 35.2239°.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew departed Zaporozhie Airport on a local test flight according to local authorities, carrying three crew members. While flying at low height, the airplane collided with power line and crashed in an open field located in Mykhailivka, some 11 km northwest of the airport. A crew member was killed and two others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

2

Fatality Rate

33.3%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Zaporozhie - Zaporozhie

Flight Type

Test

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Ukraine

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Antonov AN-26

Registration

UR-UZB

MSN

113 05

Year of Manufacture

1981