Narrative:
The An-12 suffered an in-flight fire in the cargo hold when still 80 km from the destination Pointe Noire Airport (PNR). A safe landing was made, but the airplane burned out.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the fire started in the area of the web frames 27-30 near a the power bus.
Inflight fire
Forced landing on runway
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Monday 10 November 2008 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12B |
| Operator: | Veteran Airline |
| Registration: | UR-PLV |
| MSN: | 4342308 |
| First flight: | 1964 |
| Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Pointe Noire Airport (PNR) ( Congo)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Pointe-Noire Airport (PNR/FCPP), Congo |
The An-12 suffered an in-flight fire in the cargo hold when still 80 km from the destination Pointe Noire Airport (PNR). A safe landing was made, but the airplane burned out.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the fire started in the area of the web frames 27-30 near a the power bus.
Classification:
Cargo fire/smokeInflight fire
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» forumavia.ru» Soviet Transports
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