Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 18 July 2000 |
Type: | Antonov An-2 |
Operator: | Unknown |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 200 km (125 mls) N of Chisinau ( Moldova)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The An-2 plane had suffered an engine failure, struck power lines and crashed. The plane was probably engaged in illegally smuggling cigarettes and tobacco. Both occupants were injured. The plane was flying between two Ukrainian cities through Moldavan air space.
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Kyiv Post 19-7-2000
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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.