Narrative:
An Antonov 26 transport plane, operated by the Yemen Air Force, was destroyed in an accident near in San'a, Yemen. All ten crew members were killed.
The airplane came down in the abandoned Al-Hasaba Marketplace, about 9 km south of the San'a International Airport (SAH), on the extended runway 18 centreline.
News sources quoted the Ministry of Transport saying that the airplane was coded '420', although there are no known Antonov aircraft with that code operating for the Yemen Air Force.
» Al-Sahwah.net
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 November 2012 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Operator: | Yemen Air Force |
| Registration: | 420 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 9 km (5.6 mls) S of Sana'a International Airport (SAH) ( Yemen)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sana'a International Airport (SAH/ODSN), Yemen |
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An Antonov 26 transport plane, operated by the Yemen Air Force, was destroyed in an accident near in San'a, Yemen. All ten crew members were killed.
The airplane came down in the abandoned Al-Hasaba Marketplace, about 9 km south of the San'a International Airport (SAH), on the extended runway 18 centreline.
News sources quoted the Ministry of Transport saying that the airplane was coded '420', although there are no known Antonov aircraft with that code operating for the Yemen Air Force.
Sources:
» Reuters» Al-Sahwah.net
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