ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 325492
| Date: | Friday 24 July 1992 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12BK |
| Owner/operator: | Volga-Dnepr Airlines |
| Registration: | CCCP-11342 |
| MSN: | 00347607 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4537 hours |
| Cycles: | 4868 flights |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 26 km SE of Skopje Airport (SKP) -
 North Macedonia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Skopje Airport (SKP/LWSK) |
The Antonov cargo plane was approaching Skopje when the crew strayed off course while trying to circumnavigate a thunderstorm. It was difficult for the crew to know their exact position relative to the airport because the DME at Skopje was inoperative. The airplane continued until it impacted a mountain near Lisec village.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
Scramble 159
Scramble 160
Location
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