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Pamir Airways Flight 112 was a scheduled passenger flight from Kunduz Airport, Kunduz to Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. On 17 May 2010, the flight operated by an Antonov An-24 crashed into terrain shortly before it was scheduled to land in Kabul, killing all 39 passengers and 5 crew.
The Antonov An-26 is a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft, known for its robustness and versatility. It can carry up to 40 passengers or 5,500 kg of cargo and features a rear ramp door for quick loading and unloading. The aircraft involved, registered as YA-BAL, had the manufacturer's serial number 14105. [2]
The aircraft had departed from Kandahar Airport and had circled twice close to the airport to gain height and then set course for Farah Airport, it was at a height of 3800 meters and 18.5 km west of Kandahar when it was shot down and destroyed by a surface-to-air missile (SAM). [1] All five crew and 47 passengers were killed. [1]
The warnings by the CIA and Kireyev helped the Ukrainian military to prepare for an attack on Antonov Airport. [16] [19] [21] Conversely, the Ukrainians did not expect a large-scale airborne assault on Antonov Airport, instead assuming that the Russians would sent a small group of special forces with helicopters in the case of an invasion. [22]
The aircraft was designed to operate in adverse weather conditions and is expected to meet all current ICAO noise and emissions requirements. The Il-112 has similar weights and dimensions to the An-26 it is intended to replace but differs by having a notably larger cabin cross-section, allowing it to accommodate 44 armed soldiers instead of 38.
On 11 November 2010, an Antonov An-24 passenger aircraft of Tarco Air on a domestic service from Khartoum to Zalingei, Sudan, crashed on landing at Zalingei Airport, bursting into flames on the runway. [1] Two passengers died, although reports on the number of fatalities varied from one [2] to six. [3] [4]
The aircraft then flew to Havana for refueling; after 26 passengers were released, the aircraft flew to Key West, Florida. [177] 25 April 2003 A Sudanese Air Force An-24 (tail number 700) was destroyed on the ground at El Fasher Airport during a Sudan Liberation Army rebel attack. [178] 14 June 2003
The aircraft was an Antonov AN-12B with the aircraft registration 11000 (factory number - 5343610, a serial number showing some basic information about the aircraft, 5 for the last digit of the year of manufacture - 1965, 34 for the factory of origin - the Tashkent aviation factory, 36 for the production batch and 10 for the individual aircraft within that batch [3] [4]) this aircraft left the ...