Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 10 FEB 1995 |
| Type: | Antonov 70 |
| Operator: | Antonov Design Bureau |
| Registration: | UR- |
| C/n / msn: | 0101 |
| First flight: | 1994-12-16 (2 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Gostomel (Ukraine)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Kiev-Gostomel Airport (GML), Ukraine |
| Kiev-Gostomel Airport (GML), Ukraine |
The Antonov 70 prototype took off from Gostomel with an Antonov 72 as its chase-plane. Whilst flying at 3200m the An-70 lost altitude causing the tail to collide with the An-72's fuselage and its propfan. The An-70 crashed.
Events:
Sources:
» Soviet Transports
» Flight International 1-7.03.95(5)
» Flight International 22-28.3.95(19)
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 20.2.95(19)
» Flight International 22-28.2.95(18)
» Scramble 190(49)
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
