| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | RF-36160 |
| MSN: | 8001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Balashov Airfield -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Balashov Airfield |
An Antonov 26 transport plane, operated by the Russian Air Force, was destroyed in an accident during a training flight.
An engine failure was simulated as the aircraft approached Balashov Airfield. The aircraft descended below the glide-slope and impacted terrain about 150m short of the runway threshold. A fire erupted. One occupant died in the crash. The five other crew members were seriously injured.
Sources:
RT
balashover.ru
russianplanes.net
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