2008 Chisinau Antonov An-32 crash
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A 12 April, 2008 Chişinău Antonov An-32 crash killed eight crew when a departing Sudanese cargo flight to Turkey turned back and crashed short of the runway.
Early reports indicated that the Ukraine
-built An-32 "Cline" had engine problems and turned back to Chişinău International Airport
, Moldova
. The flight from Vienna
had refuelled and was bound for Khartoum
via Antalya, Turkey with a Moldovan crew of eight.
The aircraft had undergone maintenance at Chişinău. It crashed at 22:15 local time, or 20:15 GMT. Moldovan authorities requested Russian assistance with the black box records. Novosti reported that the crew was four Russia
ns and four Moldovans, but it was later determined that there were four Ukrainian
and four Moldovan
citizens.
The aircraft was later announced as belonging to Kata Air Transport of Sudan and as having crashed close to the village of Bachoy, Moldova
carrying 2.3 tonnes of fuel.
Early reports indicated that the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
-built An-32 "Cline" had engine problems and turned back to Chişinău International Airport
Chisinau International Airport
Chișinău International Airport is the main international airport in Chișinău, Moldova, located southeast of the centre of Chişinău, the capital city.-History:...
, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
. The flight from Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
had refuelled and was bound for Khartoum
Khartoum
Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...
via Antalya, Turkey with a Moldovan crew of eight.
The aircraft had undergone maintenance at Chişinău. It crashed at 22:15 local time, or 20:15 GMT. Moldovan authorities requested Russian assistance with the black box records. Novosti reported that the crew was four Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
ns and four Moldovans, but it was later determined that there were four Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and four Moldovan
Moldovans
Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova...
citizens.
The aircraft was later announced as belonging to Kata Air Transport of Sudan and as having crashed close to the village of Bachoy, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
carrying 2.3 tonnes of fuel.