Narrative:
Meridian flight 3032, an Antonov An-12BK cargo plane, crashed near Kavala, Greece.
The aircraft had departed Nis, Serbia, at 18:36 UTC, carrying 11.5 tons of ammunition to Dhaka in Bangladesh. Intermediate stops were planned at Amman, Riyadh and Ahmedabad.
At 21:26 local time (19:26 UTC), while over the Aegean Sea, the aircraft gradually began losing altitude after reaching 21,000 feet.
At 21:29 a 180-degree turn was initiated and the aircraft reached the coast line 12 minutes later. At that point, the aircraft began a right-hand turn with an increasing descent rate. In the final stages of the flight the aircraft reached a descent rate of 3000-4000 feet per minute until it crashed and broke up about 35 km west of Kavala Airport.
Local media report that the flight crew had radioed that one of the engines had failed.
» flightaware.com
accident date: 16-07-2022
type: Antonov An-12BK
registration: UR-CIC
accident date: 16-07-2022
type: Antonov An-12BK
registration: UR-CIC
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Saturday 16 July 2022 |
| Time: | 22:47 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12BK |
| Operator: | Meridian |
| Registration: | UR-CIC |
| MSN: | 01347701 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 16 km (10 mls) W of Kavala ( Greece)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Nis Airport (INI/LYNI), Serbia |
| Amman-Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI), Jordan | |
| Flightnumber: | MEM3032 |
Meridian flight 3032, an Antonov An-12BK cargo plane, crashed near Kavala, Greece.
The aircraft had departed Nis, Serbia, at 18:36 UTC, carrying 11.5 tons of ammunition to Dhaka in Bangladesh. Intermediate stops were planned at Amman, Riyadh and Ahmedabad.
At 21:26 local time (19:26 UTC), while over the Aegean Sea, the aircraft gradually began losing altitude after reaching 21,000 feet.
At 21:29 a 180-degree turn was initiated and the aircraft reached the coast line 12 minutes later. At that point, the aircraft began a right-hand turn with an increasing descent rate. In the final stages of the flight the aircraft reached a descent rate of 3000-4000 feet per minute until it crashed and broke up about 35 km west of Kavala Airport.
Local media report that the flight crew had radioed that one of the engines had failed.
Classification:
Sources:
» www.kathimerini.gr» flightaware.com
Photos
accident date: 16-07-2022
type: Antonov An-12BK
registration: UR-CIC
accident date: 16-07-2022
type: Antonov An-12BK
registration: UR-CIC
Video, social media
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 Nis Airport to Amman-Queen Alia International Airport as the crow flies is 1778 km (1111 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Nis Airport to Amman-Queen Alia International Airport as the crow flies is 1778 km (1111 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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