2011 Antonov An-148 crash
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On 5 March 2011, an Antonov An-148
crashed at Garbuzovo, Alxeevsky Region
, Belgorod Oblast
, Russia, killing all six crew members. The aircraft was operating a test flight prior to delivery to the Myanmar Air Force. Witnesses reported that a wing had detached from the aircraft while in flight.
, c/n 41-03, carrying test registration 61708. The aircraft was operating its 32nd flight.
, Voronezh
, Russia, when it crashed at Garbuzovo, Alexeevsky Region
, Belgorod Oblast
, some 560 kilometres (348 mi) south of Moscow, and 160 kilometres (99.4 mi) east of Belgorod
. The accident occurred at 11:05 local time
(08:05 UTC
) and the aircraft was destroyed in the subsequent fire. Witnesses stated that a wing had separated from the aircraft while in flight. Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that there was wreckage in two separate locations, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) apart. Further wreckage was found between the two sites. This included material identified as coming from the cabin of the aircraft. A photograph of the wreckage away from the main crash site apparently shows a horizontal stabiliser. The Antonov An-148 had only just been granted extended certification. The accident has been compared to the December 2002 crash of an Antonov An-140
in Iran. The six people killed were four Russian and two Burmese citizens.
to decide whether violation of flight regulations occurred, leading to charges of negligent homicide. The first meeting took place on 6 March. The flight recorders were recovered from the wreckage. The wreckage of the aircraft is to be transported to VACO
in Voronezh for examination. Information from the recorders should be available to the investigation by 12 March.
Preliminary examination of data from the Flight Data Recorder
shows that the airspeed indicator
failed, showing too low an airspeed. In response to this, the pilots increased the speed of the aircraft past VNE
, the never exceed speed, and the aircraft then broke up in flight. Amongst the areas being covered by the investigation are pilot error and fuel quality. There was no call to ground made by the An-148 following the accident.
Antonov An-148
The Antonov An-148 Antonov Design Bureau from Kiev, Ukraine, is a regional jet aircraft designed by the Ukrainian Antonov Design Bureau and produced by Ukraine's Kiev Aviation Plant AVIANT and Russia's Voronezh Aircraft Production Association. Development of the plane was started in the 1990s,...
crashed at Garbuzovo, Alxeevsky Region
Alexeyevsky District, Belgorod Oblast
Alexeyevsky District is an administrative district , one of the 21 in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Alexeyevsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the town of Alexeyevka . Population: 27,493 ;...
, Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: 1,532,670 .-History:...
, Russia, killing all six crew members. The aircraft was operating a test flight prior to delivery to the Myanmar Air Force. Witnesses reported that a wing had detached from the aircraft while in flight.
Aircraft
The aircraft was an Antonov An-148-100EAntonov An-148
The Antonov An-148 Antonov Design Bureau from Kiev, Ukraine, is a regional jet aircraft designed by the Ukrainian Antonov Design Bureau and produced by Ukraine's Kiev Aviation Plant AVIANT and Russia's Voronezh Aircraft Production Association. Development of the plane was started in the 1990s,...
, c/n 41-03, carrying test registration 61708. The aircraft was operating its 32nd flight.
Accident
The aircraft was operating a test flight from Pridacha AirportPridacha Airport
Pridacha Airport is an airport in Russia located 5 km east of Voronezh. It is home to the Voronezh Aircraft Plant . The Tupolev Tu-144, Ilyushin Il-86, and Ilyushin Il-96 were built here....
, Voronezh
Voronezh
Voronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...
, Russia, when it crashed at Garbuzovo, Alexeevsky Region
Alexeyevsky District, Belgorod Oblast
Alexeyevsky District is an administrative district , one of the 21 in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Alexeyevsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the town of Alexeyevka . Population: 27,493 ;...
, Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: 1,532,670 .-History:...
, some 560 kilometres (348 mi) south of Moscow, and 160 kilometres (99.4 mi) east of Belgorod
Belgorod
-Twin towns/sister cities:Belgorod is twinned with: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia Opole, Poland Vyshhorod, Ukraine Kharkiv, Ukraine-External links:...
. The accident occurred at 11:05 local time
UTC+3
UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . This time is used in:-East Africa Time:*Comoros*Djibouti*Eritrea*Ethiopia*Kenya*Madagascar...
(08:05 UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time. Computer servers, online services and other entities that rely on having a universally accepted time use UTC for that purpose...
) and the aircraft was destroyed in the subsequent fire. Witnesses stated that a wing had separated from the aircraft while in flight. Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that there was wreckage in two separate locations, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) apart. Further wreckage was found between the two sites. This included material identified as coming from the cabin of the aircraft. A photograph of the wreckage away from the main crash site apparently shows a horizontal stabiliser. The Antonov An-148 had only just been granted extended certification. The accident has been compared to the December 2002 crash of an Antonov An-140
Antonov An-140
|-Accidents and Incidents:The An-140 has suffered five major accidents. Two of them had no fatalities, and three had all on board killed.#In December 2002 an aircraft carrying many of Ukraine's top aviation designers and engineers crashed into a mountainside as it was preparing to land in...
in Iran. The six people killed were four Russian and two Burmese citizens.
Investigation
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (Ministry of Industry of Russia) have opened an investigation into the accident. A criminal investigation was launched by Russia's Investigative CommitteeInvestigative Committee of Russia
The Investigative Committee of Russian Federation is the main federal investigating authority in Russia, formed in place of the Investigative Committee of The Prosecutor of the Russian Federation. it began to operate on January 15, 2011...
to decide whether violation of flight regulations occurred, leading to charges of negligent homicide. The first meeting took place on 6 March. The flight recorders were recovered from the wreckage. The wreckage of the aircraft is to be transported to VACO
Voronezh Aircraft Production Association
OJSC Voronezh aircraft production association or Voronezh Aircraft Plant is one of the largest aircraft production plants in Russia.- Overview :...
in Voronezh for examination. Information from the recorders should be available to the investigation by 12 March.
Preliminary examination of data from the Flight Data Recorder
Flight data recorder
A flight data recorder is an electronic device employed to record any instructions sent to any electronic systems on an aircraft. It is a device used to record specific aircraft performance parameters...
shows that the airspeed indicator
Airspeed indicator
The airspeed indicator or airspeed gauge is an instrument used in an aircraft to display the craft's airspeed, typically in knots, to the pilot.- Use :...
failed, showing too low an airspeed. In response to this, the pilots increased the speed of the aircraft past VNE
V speeds
In aviation, V-speeds are standard terms used to define airspeeds important or useful to the operation of all aircraft including fixed-wing aircraft, gliders, autogiros, helicopters, and dirigibles...
, the never exceed speed, and the aircraft then broke up in flight. Amongst the areas being covered by the investigation are pilot error and fuel quality. There was no call to ground made by the An-148 following the accident.