2008 Chişinău Antonov An-32 crash

2008 Chişinău Antonov An-32 crash

Infobox Aircraft accident
name = 2008 Chişinău Antonov An-32 crash



caption = An Antonov AN-32, like the one involved in the crash
date = 2008-04-11 22:15 GMT
type =
site = Chişinău International Airport approach
coords = coord|46|55|38|N|28|53|12|E
aircraft_type = Antonov An-32
aircraft_name = Cline
operator = Kata Air Transport
tail_number =
origin = Vienna
stopover =
stopover0 =
stopover1 = Chişinău International Airport
KIV/LUKK
stopover2 = Turkey
stopover3 =
last_stopover =
destination = Khartoum
passengers =
crew = 8
injuries =
fatalities = 8
survivors = 0
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. [ [http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/23371 "Eight die in plane crash in Moldova"] , 11 April 2008, "Russia Today" ] The flight from Vienna had refuelled and was bound for Khartoum via Antalya, Turkey with a Moldovan crew of eight. [ [http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL11704974.html Ron Popeski, "Cargo plane crashes after takeoff from Moldova", 12 April 2008, "Reuters"] ] [ [http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/198443,sudanese-plane-crashes-in-moldova-eight-dead.html "Sudanese plane crashes in Moldova, eight dead", 12 April 2008, "Earth Times"] ]

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 Russians and four Moldovans, [ [http://en.rian.ru/world/20080412/104905339.html "Moldova asks Russia to help investigate air crash that killed 8"] , 12 April 2008, Novosti] but it was later determined that there were four Ukrainian and four Moldovan citizens. [ [http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12576433&PageNum=0 "Russian experts to Chisinau to help investigate An-32 crash"] 2008-04-13]

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. [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5htdjcRBndEYvqaEfjoC7sWwms5dAD900ABO80 AP report, 2008-04-12] ]

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