Narrative:
The autopilot failed, causing the An-32 to enter a descending spiral. The airplane broke up in mid-air and crashed into a swamp, leaving a 7 m deep crater.
The aircraft was engaged in transporting air-air missiles to a factory in Moscow for maintenance.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 28 September 1989 |
| Time: | 20:08 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-32 |
| Operator: | MAP Moscow |
| Registration: | CCCP-48095 |
| MSN: | 1705 |
| First flight: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 381 |
| Cycles: | 209 |
| Engines: | 2 Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 15 km (9.4 mls) from Semenivka, Chernihiv Region ( Ukraine)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mukachevo Airport, Ukraine |
| Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME/UUDD), Russia |
The autopilot failed, causing the An-32 to enter a descending spiral. The airplane broke up in mid-air and crashed into a swamp, leaving a 7 m deep crater.
The aircraft was engaged in transporting air-air missiles to a factory in Moscow for maintenance.
Classification:
Autopilot issuesLoss of control
Sources:
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