Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 19 JAN 2006 |
| Time: | ca 20:30 |
| Type: | Antonov 24B |
| Operator: | Slovak Air Force |
| Registration: | 5605 |
| C/n / msn: | 97305605 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 35 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 42 / Occupants: 43 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Hejce (Hungary)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pristina Airport (PRN/LYPR), Serbia |
| Košice-Barca Airport (KSC/LZKZ), Slovakia |
The Antonov was flying peacekeepers home who were returning from the NATO mission in Kosovo. The aircraft crashed 700 meters (2,300 ft) up in the snowy, forested, Borso Hill, some 20 km (12 miles) from the Kosice. Reportedly the pilot descended prematurely over dark terrain towards the lights of Kosice.
Slovak media reported that the airplane was manufacured on October 31, 1969, which would mean that the plane involved was 5605.
Weather at Kosice at the time of the accident (ca 19:30Z) was reported as: LZKZ 191930Z 03010KT CAVOK M06/M12 Q1023 NOSIG= [wind 030 degrees at 10 kts, no cloud below 5000ft, >10 km visibility, no significant weather (CAVOK), temperature -6C dewpoint -12C, QNH 1023hPa, no significant weather]
Events:
Sources:
» Reuters
» 24hodin
Statistics
139th loss of a Antonov 24
20th worst accident involving a Antonov 24 (at the time)
20th worst accident involving a Antonov 24 (currently)
The worst accident in Hungary (at the time)
The worst accident in Hungary (currently) » figures explained
20th worst accident involving a Antonov 24 (at the time)
20th worst accident involving a Antonov 24 (currently)
The worst accident in Hungary (at the time)
The worst accident in Hungary (currently) » figures explained
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Pristina Airport (PRN/LYPR) to Košice-Barca Airport (KSC/LZKZ) as the crow flies is 673 km (421 miles).
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.
Distance from Pristina Airport (PRN/LYPR) to Košice-Barca Airport (KSC/LZKZ) as the crow flies is 673 km (421 miles).
